Mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus with nitrogen-fixing trees: A review

Forest Ecology and Management - Tập 233 Số 2-3 - Trang 211-230 - 2006
David I. Forrester1,2, Jürgen Bauhus1,3, Annette Cowie1,4, Jerome K. Vanclay5
1Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting, GPO Box 475, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
2School of Resources, Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
3Institute of Silviculture, University of Freiburg, Tennenbacherstr. 4, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
4NSW Department of Primary Industries, PO Box 100, Beecroft, NSW 2119, Australia
5School of Environmental Science & Management, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia

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