Exotic plant invasion and understorey species richness: a comparison of two types of eucalypt woodland in agricultural Western Australia

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-32

  Abensperg Traun, Max ^a   Atkins, Lyn ^a   Hobbs, Richard ^a   Steven, Dion ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS CAPILLOSA; EUCALYPTUS SALUBRIS;

EID: 0032448483     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC980021     Document Type: Article

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