The modelled effects of differing fire management strategies on the conifer Callitris verrucosa within semi-arid mallee vegetation in Australia

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 281-292

  Bradstock, R A ^a   Bedward, M ^a   Cohn, J S ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Callitris; Fire regimes; Modelling; Prescribed fire; Shrublands

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; POPULATION SIZE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION; WILDFIRE;

CALLITRIS; CALLITRIS VERRUCOSA; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33744956140     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01142.x     Document Type: Article

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