Reptile and amphibian composition in prescribed burnt dry sclerophyll forest, southern Queensland

Australian Forestry

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-39

  Hannah, D S ^a   Smith, G C ^a   Agnew, G ^a  

^a Resource Sciences Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CARLIA; CORYMBIA CITRIODORA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MACULATA; LAMPROPHOLIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 0012108255     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.1998.10674714     Document Type: Article

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