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Species performance and site relationships for rainforest timber species in plantations in the humid tropics of Queensland

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Bristow, M., Erskine, P. D., McNamara, S. and Annandale, M. (2005) Species performance and site relationships for rainforest timber species in plantations in the humid tropics of Queensland. In: Reforestation in the Tropics and Subtropics of Australia: Using Rainforest Tree Species. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, 290 pages. ISBN 1 74151 150 X

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The performance of 32 tropical rainforest and eucalypt tree species grown in private, mixed species plantations was examined. There were two objectives: 1) to summarise the growth of species by soil and rainfall classes, 2) to investigate the degree of variability in growth rates with respect to environmental variables. Data were collected from 112 plots established in the Community Rainforest Reforestation Program (CRRP) plantations across sites in the humid tropics of central and north Queensland. Sites ranged from sea level to 1160 m above sea level, with annual rainfall from 800 mm to 4300 mm, on soils derived from basalt, metamorphic and granite parent material. Species performance was significantly related to climatic and edaphic variables but the strength of these relationships differed among taxa.

Item Type:Book Section
Subjects:Forestry > Research. Experimentation
Forestry > Forest meteorology. Forest microclimatology
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