Environment and floristics of ten Australian alpine vegetation formations

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-21

  Kirkpatrick, J B ^a   Bridle, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FLORISTICS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033031898     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT97058     Document Type: Article

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