Population dynamics of an arid zone mistletoe (Amyema preissii, Loranthaceae) and its host Acacia victoriae (Mimosaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-58

  Reid, Nick ^a   Stafford Smith, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITIC PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA VICTORIAE; AMYEMA PREISSII;

EID: 0343340095     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT97076     Document Type: Article

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