The role and relevance of taxonomy in the conservation and utilisation of Australian Acacias

Conservation Science Western Australia

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1-9

  Maslin, Bruce R ^a  

^a Bentley Delivery Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0347028032     PISSN: 14473682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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