Growth and nutrient content of perennial grasslands following burning in semi-arid, sub-tropical Australia

Plant Ecology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-199

  Bennett, L T ^a,b   Judd, T S ^a,c   Adams, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire; Native tussock grassland; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Rangelands; Themeda triandra

Indexed keywords

FIRE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RANGELAND;

AUSTRALIA;

THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 0037289429     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021253600712     Document Type: Article

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