Floristic patterns and disturbance history in karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor: Myrtaceae) forest, south-western Australia: 2. Origin, growth form and fire response

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-150

  Wardell Johnson, Grant W ^a   Williams, M R ^b   Mellican, A E ^b   Annells, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Conservation and Land Management ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Floristics; Logging; Management practices; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FIRE; FLORISTICS; FOREST; GROWTH FORM; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS DIVERSICOLOR; MYRTACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33847342969     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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