North Island seral tussock grasslands. 3. the influence of heather (calluna vulgaris) on rates of change from tussock grassland to shrubland

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 473-487

  Rogers, G M ^a   Leathwick, J R ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Calluna vulgaris; Central North Island; Heather; New Zealand; Secondary vegetation; Shrubland; Stability; Tussock grassland; Vegetation environment relationships

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

SECONDARY VEGETATION;

EID: 0030298993     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1996.10410128     Document Type: Article

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