Change in undisturbed vegetation on the coastal slopes of subantarctic Macquarie Island, 1980-1995

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 300-307

  Kirkpatrick, J B ^a   Scott, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; GRASSLAND; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA; MACQUARIE ISLAND;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; POA; POA FOLIOSA; STILBOCARPA; STILBOCARPA POLARIS;

EID: 0036696836     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552488     Document Type: Article

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