Grazing and fire in two subalpine peatlands

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-47

  McDougall, Keith L ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CATTLE; DICOTYLEDON; FLORISTICS; GRAZING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOSS; NATIVE SPECIES; PEATLAND; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOGONG HIGH PLAINS; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

BAECKEA GUNNIANA; BOS TAURUS; EMPODISMA MINUS; EPACRIS; JUNCUS; RICHEA CONTINENTIS; SALIX; SALIX CINEREA; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM CRISTATUM;

EID: 33846284147     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT06096     Document Type: Article

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