Composition of grazed and cleared temperate grassy woodlands in eastern Australia: Patterns in space and inferences in time

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-14

  Clarke, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

CCA; Clearing; Competitive release; Exotic species; Grassland; Grazing; Savanna; Species richness

Indexed keywords

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DISTURBANCE; GRAZING; PLANT COMMUNITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

AUSTRALIA;

POACEAE;

EID: 0038707428     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02122.x     Document Type: Article

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