The abundance of ground-dwelling invertebrates in a Victorian forest affected by 'dieback' (Phytophthora cinnamomi) disease

Austral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 206-217

  Newell, Graeme R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bio indicator; Cinnamon fungus; Dieback; Disturbance; Habitat; Invertebrate abundance; Phytophthora cinnamomi

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444368105     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1997.tb00660.x     Document Type: Article

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