Buffel Grass and fire in a Gidgee and Brigalow woodland: A case study from central Queensland

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 120-125

  Butler, Don W ^a   Fairfax, Russell J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brigalow; Buffel Grass; Fire; Gidgee; Parthenium weed; Remnant vegetation; Weed invasion

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FIRE; GRASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; WEED; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA CAMBAGEI; ACACIA HARPOPHYLLA; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; PARTHENIUM; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS;

EID: 0041566826     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-8903.2003.00146.x     Document Type: Article

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