Influence of pastoral management on plant biodiversity in a depleted short tussock grassland, Mackenzie Basin

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-344

  Norton, David A ^a   Espie, Peter R ^b   Murray, Will ^c   Murray, Jim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b AgScience   (New Zealand)

^c Glenmore Station Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Farm management; Hieracium pilosella; High country; Short tussock grassland

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; MACKENZIE BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

FESTUCA NOVAE-ZELANDIAE; HIERACIUM PILOSELLA; POA; POA COLENSOI; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33846574309     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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