Before cattle: A comparative floristic study of Eucalyptus savanna grazed by macropods and cattle in north Queensland, Australia

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-47

  Fensham, R J ^a   Skull, S D ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cattle grazing; Eucalyptus woodland; Species diversity; Tropical savanna; Understory composition

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIRE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; SAVANNA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPILLIPEDIUM PARVIFLORUM; EUCALYPTUS; POACEAE; SEHIMA; SEHIMA NERVOSA;

EID: 0032792770     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00115.x     Document Type: Article

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