Small-scale plant dynamics in temperate Themeda triandra grasslands of southeastern Australia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-360

  Morgan, John W ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire; Life form; Permanent plot; Pseudo turnover; Species mobility; Species turnover

Indexed keywords

BURNING; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; GRASSLAND; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

(SOUTHEAST); AUSTRALIA;

THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 0031795004     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237099     Document Type: Article

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