Post-pastoral succession in intermontane valleys and basins of eastern South Island, New Zealand

Science for Conservation

Volumn , Issue 227, 2003, Pages 5-54

  Walker, S ^a   Lee, W G ^a   Rogers, G M ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alluvium; Exclosure; Grassland; Grazing; Management; Secondary succession; Vegetation trends

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; CONSERVATION; GRAZING; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PASTORALISM; SECONDARY SUCCESSION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0344466502     PISSN: 11732946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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