The life history and population structure of Cycas armstrongii in monsoonal northern Australia

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-349

  Watkinson, Andrew R ^a   Powell, Jane C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cycad; Fecundity; Fire; Population dynamics; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC PLANT; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY;

CYCADACEAE; CYCAS ARMSTRONGII;

EID: 0030749793     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050244     Document Type: Article

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