Declining plant species richness in the tussock grasslands of Canterbury and Otago, South Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 35-47

  Duncan, R P ^a   Webster, R J ^a   Jensen, C A ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Grazing; Plant invasion; Species richness; Tussock grassland; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034827163     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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