Demography of a non-sprouting and resprouting Hakea species (Proteaceae) in fire-prone Eucalyptus woodlands of southeastern Australia in relation to stand age, drought and disease

Plant Ecology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-82

  Enright, N J ^a   Goldblum, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Demography; Disease; Disturbance; Drought; Fire; Mediterranean type vegetation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; RECRUITMENT; SEED PRODUCTION; WOODY PLANT;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; HAKEA; HAKEA DECURRENS; HAKEA ROSTRATA; PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI;

EID: 0032873425     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009839800864     Document Type: Article

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