Effects of fire on the structure and composition of open eucalypt forests

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 638-646

  Spencer, Ricky John ^a,b   Baxter, Gregory S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dune; Fire frequency; Floristic composition; Fraser Island; Habitat structure; Nutrient; Plant community; Prescribed burn; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DUNE FIELD; EVERGREEN FOREST; FLORISTICS; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HISTORICAL RECORD; NUTRIENT LOSS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SUCCESSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FRASER ISLAND; QUEENSLAND;

PTERIDIUM; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 33746237513     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01616.x     Document Type: Article

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