A post-fire ecological study of Xanthorrhoea australis following prescribed burning in the Warby Range State Park, north-eastern Victoria, Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-272

  Curtis, N Peter ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA; WARBY RANGE STATE PARK;

XANTHORRHOEA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0031833553     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT97018     Document Type: Article

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