Competition between Eucalyptus victrix seedlings and grass species

Ecological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-39

  Florentine, Singarayer K ^a   Fox, John E D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Eucalyptus; Grass; Interspecific; Intraspecific

Indexed keywords

GRASS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TREE;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0037985460     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2003.00531.x     Document Type: Article

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