Growth and fire response of selected epacridaceae of South-Western Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 509-526

  Bell, Tina L ^a   Pate, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GROWTH RING; RESPROUTING;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ASTROLOMA XEROPHYLLUM; CONOSTEPHIUM PENDULUM; EPACRIDACEAE; LEUCOPOGON CONOSTEPHIOIDES; LEUCOPOGON VERTICILLATUS;

EID: 0030301401     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT9960509     Document Type: Article

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