Cattle grazing and the regeneration of totara (Podocarpus totara var. waihoensis) on river terraces, south Westland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-44

  Miller, Craig ^a   Wells, Andrew ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation; Grazing; Managed succession; New Zealand; Podocarpus totara var. waihoensis; Regeneration; Significant indigenous vegetation; South Westland

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; REGENERATION; RIVER TERRACE;

NEW ZEALAND;

BOS TAURUS; PODOCARPUS; PODOCARPUS TOTARA; ULEX; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0037931994     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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