Towards an explanation of the causes of the rarity of two Tasmanian Spyridium species

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-17

  Coates, Fiona ^a,c   Kirkpatrick, J B ^a   Minchin, P R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Statewide Flora and Fauna Programs   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Narrow endemic shrubs; Phytosociology; Rarity; Spyridium; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944367081     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00941.x     Document Type: Article

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