Effects of two short rotation prescribed fires in autumn on surface-active arthropods in dry sclerophyll eucalypt forest of west-central Victoria

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 253-273

  Collett, N G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnt site; Control; Pitfall trap; Prescribed fire

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD COMMUNITY; DRY SCLEROPHYLL FOREST; EUCALYPT FOREST; FIRE; PRESCRIBED FIRE;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA;

EID: 0032541378     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00332-0     Document Type: Article

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