Effects of individual fire events on the flower production of fruit-bearing tree species, with reference to Aboriginal people's management and use, at Kalumburu, North Kimberley, Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 405-415

  Vigilante, T ^a   Bowman, D M J S ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIRE; FLOWER; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KALUMBURU; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CAREYA; PERSOONIA; PLANCHONIA; SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM EUCALYPTOIDES; SYZYGIUM SUBORBICULARE; TERMINALIA;

EID: 3342970543     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT03157     Document Type: Article

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