Comparison of a common, rare and declining plant species in the Asteraceae: Possible causes of rarity

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-190

  McIntyre, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cymbonotus lawsonianus; Disturbance; Grasslands; Grazing; Hypochoeris radicata; Microseris lanceolata; Rarity

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED PLANT; GRASSLAND;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, NEW ENGLAND TABLELANDS;

ASTERACEAE; CYMBONOTUS LAWSONIANUS; HYPOCHOERIS RADICATA; MICROSERIS LANCEOLATA;

EID: 0030472561     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc960177     Document Type: Article

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