Net primary productivity and rainfall use efficiency of pastures on reconstructed land following open-cut coal mining in central Queensland, Australia

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-55

  Bisrat, S A ^a   Mullen, B F ^a   Grigg, A H ^a   Shelton, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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BOS TAURUS; RUTA;

EID: 1842855285     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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