Effects of long-term vegetation management on remnant grassy forests and anthropogenic native grasslands in south-eastern australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 287-297

  Lunt, Ian D ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fire; Forest; Grass land; Grazing; Themeda triandra

Indexed keywords

FOREST REMNANT; GRASSLAND; GRASSY FOREST; MANAGEMENT; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, GIPPSLAND;

EID: 0030616747     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00159-0     Document Type: Article

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