The influence of cattle grazing on tree mortality after drought in savanna woodland in north Queensland

Austral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-407

  Fensham, R J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dieback; Drought; Eucalyptus; Grazing; Savanna woodland; Tropics

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444370583     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00745.x     Document Type: Article

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