Using fire to manage species composition in Heteropogon contortus (black speargrass) pastures 1. Burning regimes

Australian Journal of Agriculture Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 795-802

  Orr, D M ^a   Paton, C J ^a   Lisle, A T ^b,c  

^a Brian Pastures Research Station   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aristida spp.; Basal area; Pasture composition; Seedling recruitment

Indexed keywords

BLACK SPEARGRASS; FIRE; PASTURE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; WIREGRASS;

ARISTIDA; BOS TAURUS; BOTHRIOCHLOA DECIPIENS; CHLORIS DIVARICATA; HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; PIPTOCHAETIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0030739724     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A96130     Document Type: Article

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