Influence of cattle grazing practices on forest understorey structure in north-eastern New South Wales

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 490-502

  Tasker, Elizabeth M ^a   Bradstock, Ross A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Biodiversity Conservation Science Section   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burning; Fire; Grazing; Livestock; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CATTLE; EVERGREEN FOREST; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; UNDERSTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33745154102     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01597.x     Document Type: Article

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