Using historical records, aerial photography and dendroecological methods to determine vegetation changes in a grassy woodland since European settlement

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Franco, Julia A ^a   Morgan, John W ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DENDROECOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GAP DYNAMICS; GRAZING; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); NATIVE SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SHRUB; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; INVERLEIGH; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ACACIA; ACACIA PARADOXA;

EID: 33846267289     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT06092     Document Type: Article

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