Pasture management in semi-arid tropical woodlands: Effects on species diversity

Austral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 349-364

  McIvor, John G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultivation; Exotic species; Fertilizer; Grazing pressure; Species density; Tree clearing

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444431615     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00740.x     Document Type: Article

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