The positive and negative conservation impacts of sheep grazing and other disturbances on the vascular plant species and vegetation of lowland subhumid Tasmania

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-60

  Kirkpatrick, J B ^a   Gilfedder, Louise ^b   Bridle, Kerry ^a   Zacharek, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Non Forest Vegetation Project   (Australia)

^c National Oceans Office   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Fire; Grazing regimes; Mowing; Native vegetation; Sheep grazing; Tasmania; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; SHEEP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; TASMANIA; WORLD;

OVIS ARIES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 17444378636     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2005.00219.x     Document Type: Article

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