The impact of experimental fire regimes on seed production in two tropical eucalypt species in northern Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-287

  Setterfield, Samantha A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Fecundity; Fire effects; Fire intensity; Fire timing; Ovule success; Seed supply; Seedling regeneration; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444401409     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1997.tb00673.x     Document Type: Article

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