Dynamics of plant populations in Heteropogon contortus (black speargrass) pastures on a granite landscape in southern Queensland. 4. the effects of burning on H. contortus and Aristida spp. populations

Tropical Grasslands

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 77-87

  Orr, D M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARISTIDA; HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; PIPTOCHAETIUM;

EID: 3242680926     PISSN: 00494763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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