The disappearing grassy balds of the Bunya Mountains, south-eastern Queensland

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 543-558

  Fensham, R J ^a   Fairfax, R J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLE; GRASS BALD; GRASSLAND; TREE INVASION;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, BUNYA MOUNTAINS;

EUCALYPTUS; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 0030301402     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT9960543     Document Type: Article

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