Response of vegetation on subantarctic Macquarie Island to reduced rabbit grazing

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-24

  Copson, Geof ^a   Whinam, Jennie ^a  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GRAZING PRESSURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RABBIT;

ANTARCTICA; MACQUARIE ISLAND;

ACAENA MAGELLANICA; AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS MAGELLANICA; ANIMALIA; CERASTIUM FONTANUM; CRINITA; DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA CHAMPNAII; DESCHAMPSIA CHAPMANII; FESTUCA; FESTUCA CONTRACTA; ISOLEPIS AUCKLANDICA; ISOLEPIS AUKLANDICA; JUNCUS; JUNCUS SCHEUCHZERIOIDES; LUZULA; LUZULA CRINITA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PLEUROPHYLLUM; PLEUROPHYLLUM BOOKERI; POA ANNUA; POA FOLIOSA; POLYSTICHUM; POLYSTICHUM VESTITUM; STILBOCARPA POLARIS; TRACHEOPHYTA; UNCINIA;

EID: 0031802527     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96123     Document Type: Article

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