Application of the ecosystem mimic concept to the species-rich Banksia woodlands of Western Australia

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 303-341

  Pate, J S ^a   Bell, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Life form; Net primary productivity; Phenology; Rooting patterns; Trophic specialisations; Water relations

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

BANKSIA; BANKSIA PRIONOTES; CHAMAECYSTIS PALMENSIS; PRIONOTES;

EID: 0032739816     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006218310248     Document Type: Article

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