Fire and the vegetation composition and structure of sub-tropical heathlands in Southeastern Queensland

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 533-546

  McFarland, David C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE; HEATHLAND; REGENERATION;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, COOLOOLA NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0024190989     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT9880533     Document Type: Article

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