Eucalypt plantations

This paper reviews the historical development of the use of the eucalypt over 200 years, from its curiosity status in the botanical gardens of Europe to its extensive use as a fuelwood for the wood-burning locomotives of the national railway systems, and then to its more recent use as a major source...

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Autor principal: Turnbull, J.W.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18067
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description This paper reviews the historical development of the use of the eucalypt over 200 years, from its curiosity status in the botanical gardens of Europe to its extensive use as a fuelwood for the wood-burning locomotives of the national railway systems, and then to its more recent use as a major source of biomass for paper pulp, fiberboard, industrial carcoal, and fuelwood. Ecological and biological aspects of the genus Eucalyptus have made it successful as an exotic in industrial monocultures and as a multipurpose tree of benefit to small landholders. Social, policy, and economic aspects of growing Eucalyptus are examined, as are rospects for using the eucalypt in the twenty-first century as an industrial plantation tree and as a component of farming systems in the rural landscape.
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spelling CGSpace180672025-01-24T14:20:30Z Eucalypt plantations Turnbull, J.W. eucalyptus forest plantations forest products industry sustainability uses history This paper reviews the historical development of the use of the eucalypt over 200 years, from its curiosity status in the botanical gardens of Europe to its extensive use as a fuelwood for the wood-burning locomotives of the national railway systems, and then to its more recent use as a major source of biomass for paper pulp, fiberboard, industrial carcoal, and fuelwood. Ecological and biological aspects of the genus Eucalyptus have made it successful as an exotic in industrial monocultures and as a multipurpose tree of benefit to small landholders. Social, policy, and economic aspects of growing Eucalyptus are examined, as are rospects for using the eucalypt in the twenty-first century as an industrial plantation tree and as a component of farming systems in the rural landscape. 1999 2012-06-04T09:06:04Z 2012-06-04T09:06:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18067 en Turnbull, J.W. 1999. Eucalypt plantations . New Forests 17 :37-52. ISSN: 0169-4286.
spellingShingle eucalyptus
forest plantations
forest products industry
sustainability
uses
history
Turnbull, J.W.
Eucalypt plantations
title Eucalypt plantations
title_full Eucalypt plantations
title_fullStr Eucalypt plantations
title_full_unstemmed Eucalypt plantations
title_short Eucalypt plantations
title_sort eucalypt plantations
topic eucalyptus
forest plantations
forest products industry
sustainability
uses
history
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