Scientific approaches to Australian temperate terrestrial orchid conservation

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-307

  Brundrett, Mark C ^a,b  

^a Terrestrial Ecosystems Branch   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; COEVOLUTION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MONOCOTYLEDON; MYCORRHIZA; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POPULATION DECLINE; RARE SPECIES; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYPHOMYCETES; ORCHIDACEAE; RHIZOCTONIA;

EID: 34249052578     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT06131     Document Type: Review

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