Grazing effects on plant cover, soil and microclimate in fragmented woodlands in south-western Australia: Implications for restoration

Austral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-47

  Yates, Colin J ^a   Norton, David A ^b   Hobbs, Richard J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Eucalypt woodlands; Eucalyptus salmonophloia; Landscape function; Livestock grazing; Microclimate; Restoration; Soil water infiltration

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; MICROCLIMATE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL PROPERTY; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034119642     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2000.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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