Impact of fire on invertebrate communities in mallee-heath shrublands of southwestern Australia

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 244-267

  Friend, G R ^a   Williams, M R ^a  

^a Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Fire; Floristics; Invertebrates; Mallee heath shrublands; Stirling range national park; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

FIRE; INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY; MALLEE-HEATH SHRUBLAND; PRESCRIBED FIRE;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, STIRLING RANGE NATIONAL PARK;

ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0030425526     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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