Establishment of native and exotic grasses on mine overburden and topsoil in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-88

  Huxtable, C H A ^a   Koen, T B ^b   Waterhouse, D ^a,c  

^a Department of Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

^b DNR   (Australia)

^c Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Germination; Rehabilitation; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AUSTRODANTHONIA; AUSTROSTIPA; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; POACEAE;

EID: 28044443831     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ05006     Document Type: Article

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