Importance of Canopy Gaps for Recruitment of some Forbs in Themeda triandra-dominated Grasslands in South-eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 609-627

  Morgan, J W ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; GRASSLAND; GROWTH; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; ERYNGIUM; ERYNGIUM OVINUM; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO GAUDICHAUDII; POACEAE; SENECIO; SENECIO MACROCARPUS; THEMEDA TRIANDRA; VELLEIA PARADOXA;

EID: 0032418578     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT97057     Document Type: Article

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