Establishment of native grassland vegetation at Organ Pipes National Park near Melbourne, Victoria: Vegetation changes from 1989 to 2003

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-42

  McDougall, Keith L ^a   Morgan, John W ^b  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kangaroo Grass; Monitoring; Restoration; Seed sowing; Transplants

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; NATIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WORLD;

AUSTROSTIPA; MACROPUS SP.; POACEAE; SENECIO; SENECIO MACROCARPUS; THEMEDA AUSTRALIS; THEMEDA TRIANDRA; VICTORIA;

EID: 17444401027     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2005.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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