Flowering of Xanthorrhoea fulva: The effect of fire and clipping

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 241-251

  Taylor, Jennifer E ^a   Monamy, Vaughan ^a   Fox, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIPPING; DISTURBANCE; FIRE; FLOWERING;

AUSTRALIA; MYALL LAKES NATIONAL PARK; NEW SOUTH WALES;

XANTHORRHOEA FULVA;

EID: 0031838219     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96100     Document Type: Article

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