How the west was once: Vegetation change in south-west Queensland from 1930 to 1995

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1585-1596

  Bradd Witt, G ^a   Luly, Jon ^b   Fairfax, Russell J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Degradation; Grazing; Long term ecology; Pastoral landscapes; Rangelands; Sheep diet; Stable carbon isotopes; Tree thickening; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CARBON ISOTOPE; GRASS; GRAZING; MANURE; POLLEN; RANGELAND; SHEEP; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33747044906     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01531.x     Document Type: Article

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