Effect of fire retardant application on heathland surface-dwelling invertebrate communities in Victoria

Australian Forestry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 162-175

  Collett, N G ^a   Schoenborn, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological disturbance; Fire retardants; Heathland; Invertebrates; Victoria

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIRES; FORESTRY;

ECOLOGICAL DISTURBANCE; HEATHLAND; INSECT DIVERSITY; SURFACE-DWELLINGS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

BIODIVERSITY; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOREST FIRES; INVERTEBRATES; METEOROLOGY; VICTORIA;

ACARI; ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; DERMAPTERA; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 26444513718     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.2005.10674962     Document Type: Article

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