Population dynamics of an endangered heathland shrub, Epacris stuartii (Epacridaceae): Recruitment, establishment and survival

Austral Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-76

  Keith, David A ^a,b  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extreme weather; Failure time analysis; Fire ecology; Monitoring; Plant demography; Population structure; Soil effects; Survival model; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FIRE; HEATHLAND; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURVIVAL;

EPACRIS; ERICACEAE;

EID: 1642348490     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2002.01160.x     Document Type: Article

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