Current loads of coarse woody debris on southeastern Australian floodplains: Evaluation of change and implications for restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 627-635

  MacNally, Ralph ^a   Parkinson, Amber ^a   Horrocks, Gregory ^a   Young, Matthew ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Coarse woody debris; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Floodplains; Restoration; River red gum; Trees; Wood loads

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FLOODPLAIN; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 0036922675     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.2002.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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