Cattle grazing in a hummock grassland regenerating after fire: The short-term effects of cattle exclusion on vegetation in south-western Queensland

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-48

  Letnic, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid; Cattle; Fire; Grazing; Soil crust; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ERAGROSTIS; POACEAE; PTILOTUS; TRIODIA;

EID: 3042702734     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ04003     Document Type: Article

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