Environmental relationships of floristic variation in the alpine vegetation of southeast Australia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 251-260

  Kirkpatrick, J B ^a   Bridle, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate; Grazing; Scale; Soil; Tasmania; Topography; TWINSPAN

Indexed keywords

ALPINE HABITAT; EDAPHIC FACTORS; FLORISTICS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION;

(SOUTHEAST); AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031863898     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237124     Document Type: Article

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