Distribution of the Soil Seedbank and Influence of Fire on Seedling Emergence in Acacia saligna Growing on the Central Coast of New South Wales

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 743-756

  Tozer, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE HISTORY; SEED BANK; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOIL STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACACIA SALIGNA;

EID: 0032444605     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT97055     Document Type: Article

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