Relative effects of herbivory by sheep, rabbits, goats and kangaroos on recruitment and regeneration of shrubs and trees in eastern South Australia

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 903-914

  Tiver, F ^a   Andrew, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Grazing history; Multiple regression; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS SP.; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030766886     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405281     Document Type: Article

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