Why might roadside mulgas be better mistletoe hosts?

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-198

  Norton, David A ^a   Smith, Mark Stafford ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Australia; Loranthaceae; Mineral nutrients; Mulga; Plant distribution; Water content

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044368920     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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