Conservation conflicts over burning bush in south-eastern Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-175

  Morrison, David A ^a   Buckney, Rodney T ^a   Bewick, Belinda J ^a   Cary, Geoffrey J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Fire; Fuel load; Hazard reduction

Indexed keywords

FIRE; HAZARD REDUCTION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SCLEROPHYLL FOREST; SHRUBLAND; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY;

EID: 0029668290     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00098-4     Document Type: Article

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