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Commercial Forest Plantations on Saline Lands
Commercial Forest Plantations on Saline Lands Author:Marcia Lambert, John Turner This book provides information to allow users to work towards recovering salt-degraded land with plantation tree species and ultimately make a profit. The authors have drawn on their own experiences in forest soils and nutrition plus material from Australia, Asia, USA and the Middle East where comparable saline soil conditions occur. Eucal... more »yptus is the genus of primary interest although some other tree species are referred to. Key issues include definition of site characteristics and selection of appropriate genotypes, with a focus on site specific management. Monitoring of plantations for growth, health and changes over time is shown to be a vital management issue. The work includes chapters of environmental benefits and carbon accretion which will broaden the appeal beyond forest managers, extension officers and students of forestry to companies with minimal knowledge of forestry but interested in reductions in CO2 emissions.« less