Local environmental correlates of variability in the organic soils of moorland and alpine vegetation, Mt Sprent, Tasmania

Austral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 196-205

  Bridle, K L ^a   Kirkpatrick, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental correlates; Organic soils; Peat; Physical characteristics; Southwest Tasmania

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444392893     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1997.tb00659.x     Document Type: Article

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