Post-fire Seed Dispersal and Species Re-establishment in Proteaceous Heath

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 407-419

  Hammill, K A ^a   Bradstock, R A ^b   Allaway, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE; HEATHLAND; RECOLONIZATION; SEED DISPERSAL;

AUSTRALIA;

BANKSIA ERICIFOLIA; BANKSIA MARGINATA; BANKSIA SERRATA; HAKEA SERICEA; HAKEA TERETIFOLIA;

EID: 0031728832     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96116     Document Type: Article

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