Effects of african boxthorn removal on native vegetation and burrowing of short-tailed shearwaters on Althorpe Island, South Australia

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-115

  Lawley, E F ^a   Lawley, J J ^a   Page, B ^a,b  

^a SARDI Aquatic Sciences ^*  (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

African boxthorn; Althorpe Island; Lycium ferocissimum; Puffinus tenuirostris; Short tailed shearwater; Succession

Indexed keywords

CICONIIFORMES; LYCIUM; LYCIUM FEROCISSIMUM; LYCIUM FERROCISSIMUM; PUFFINUS TENUIROSTRIS;

EID: 28844433695     PISSN: 03721426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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