Long-term effects of frequent low-intensity burning on the abundance of litter-dwelling invertebrates in coastal blackbutt forests of southeastern Australia

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-199

  York, Alan ^a,b  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forests; Invertebrates; Litter sampling; Pitfall trapping; Re

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INVERTEBRATE; LITTER; PRESCRIBED BURNING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033404173     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009643627781     Document Type: Article

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