Victoria’s giant trees: A contemporary survey

Victorian Naturalist

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 36-45

  Mifsud, Brett M ^a   Harris, Grant J ^b  

^a Ironbark Environmental Arboriculture Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^b Ironbark Environmental Arboriculture   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus regnans; Giant trees; Mountain ash; Remnant trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 85033489388     PISSN: 00425184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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