The independent effects of heat, smoke and ash on emergence of seedlings from the soil seed bank of a heathy Eucalyptus woodland in Grampians (Gariwerd) National Parkj western Victoria

Austral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-88

  Enright, N J ^a   Goldblum, D ^a   Ata, P ^a   Ashton, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ash; Heat; Sclerophyll; Seed bank; Seedling emergence; Smoke; Western Victoria

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444418697     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1997.tb00643.x     Document Type: Article

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