Turner review no. 13. A framework to predict the effects of livestock grazing and grazing exclusion on conservation values in natural ecosystems in Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-415

  Lunt, Ian D ^a   Eldridge, David J ^b   Morgan, John W ^c   Witt, G Bradd ^d  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRAZING PRESSURE; LIVESTOCK; PREDICTION; RECRUITMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MIMOSA;

EID: 34250846545     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT06178     Document Type: Review

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