Explaining a sharp transition from sedgeland to alpine vegetation on Mount Sprent, southwest Tasmania

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 763-768

  Kirkpatrick, J B ^a   Nunez, M ^a   Bridle, K ^a   Chladil, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boundary; Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus; Inversion

Indexed keywords

ALPINE VEGETATION; MARITIME ENVIRONMENT; SEDGELAND; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION TRANSITION;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, MOUNT SPRENT;

CYPERACEAE; GYMNOSCHOENUS SPHAEROCEPHALUS;

EID: 0030301180     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236387     Document Type: Article

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