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Predicting Wood Decay in Eucalypts Using an Expert System and the IML-Resistograph Drill

Denise M. Johnstone, Peter K. Ades, Gregory M. Moore and Ian W. Smith
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 2007, 33 (2) 76-82; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2007.009
Denise M. Johnstone
Denise M. Johnstone (corresponding author), Lecturer, School of Resource Management, Faculty of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Victoria, 3121, Australia,
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Peter K. Ades
Peter K. Ades, Senior Lecturer, School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, Faculty of Land and Food Resources, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia
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Gregory M. Moore
Gregory M. Moore, Head of School, School of Resource Management, Faculty of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, Victoria, 3121, Australia
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Ian W. Smith
Ian W. Smith, Senior Research Fellow, School of Forest and Ecosystem Science, Faculty of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne, P.O. Box 137, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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