Changing fire management in the pastoral lands of Cape York Peninsula of northeast Australia, 1623 to 1996

Australian Geographical Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-26

  Crowley, G M ^a   Garnett, S T ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE HISTORY; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; LAND MANAGEMENT; PASTORALISM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034571233     PISSN: 00049190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8470.00097     Document Type: Article

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