Vegetation change in the grasslands and grassy woodlands of east-central Cape York Peninsula, Australia

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 132-148

  Crowley, Gabriel M ^a   Garnett, Stephen T ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cape York Peninsula; Fire; Grazing; Melaleuca viridiflora; Tropical grasslands; Woody weeds

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FIRE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY;

AUSTRALIA; CAPE YORK; QUEENSLAND;

BOS TAURUS; HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; HETEROPOGON TRITICEUS; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA VIRIDIFLORA; SORGHUM PLUMOSUM; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 0032300002     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc980132     Document Type: Article

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