Arid land vegetation dynamics after a rare flooding event: Influence of fire and grazing

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-260

  Westbrooke, M E ^a   Florentine, S K ^a   Milberg, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Australia; Desert; Episodic events; Fire; Flood

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DROUGHT; FIRE; FLOODING; GRAZING; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

ERAGROSTIS; NICOTIANA GLAUCA; PSEUDOGNAPHALIUM LUTEOALBUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 25444502612     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.09.004     Document Type: Article

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