Natural ecosystems: Pattern and process in relation to local and landscape diversity in southwestern Australian woodlands

Plant and Soil

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 371-378

  Hobbs, Richard J ^a   Cramer, Viki A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem function; Spatial heterogeneity; Western Australia; Woodland

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; SOIL SURFACE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0344858004     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027391023128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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