Predicting plant species' responses to grazing

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 897-909

  Vesk, P A ^a   Westoby, M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Consistency; Ecological synthesis; Increaser; Range condition; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; GROWTH RESPONSE; RANGELAND; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034775326     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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