Assessment of riparian revegetation trials on in-channel benches in the Hunter valley of Southeast Australia

Australian Geographical Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 268-283

  Webb, A A ^a   Allwood, N L ^b   Erskine, W D ^c   Vernon, S L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

^c State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^d Hunter Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA; HUNTER VALLEY; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0033376589     PISSN: 00049190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8470.00083     Document Type: Article

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