Wild harvest of Cycas arnhemica (Cycadaceae): Impact on survival, recruitment and growth in Arnhem Land, northern Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 771-779

  Griffiths, Anthony D ^a   Schult, H Julia ^a   Gorman, Julian ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; HARVESTING; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

ARNHEM LAND; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ANIMALIA; CYCADACEAE; CYCAS;

EID: 29144487097     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT04123     Document Type: Article

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