Structure of biological soil crust communities in Callitris glaucophylla woodlands of New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-280

  Thompson, Wendy A ^a   Eldridge, David J ^a   Bonser, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Callitris glaucophylla; Cryptogam; Diversity; Non vascular plant; Semi arid woodland; Soil lichen

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS TREE; COVER CROP; FORESTRY PRACTICE; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CRUST; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; VASCULAR PLANT; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

BRYOPHYTA; CALLITRIS; CALLITRIS GLAUCOPHYLLA; MARCHANTIOPHYTA; POTTIACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33746919965     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1658/1100-9233(2006)017[0271:SOBSCC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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