The first assessment, using a rangeland monitoring system, of change in shrub and tree populations across the arid shrublands of Western Australia

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-37

  Watson, I W ^a   Thomas, P W E ^a   Fletcher, W J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid zone shrubs; Pastoralism; Range condition; Range health; Shrub demography; Woody thickening

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA; ACACIA PAPYROCARPA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX BUNBURYANA; ATRIPLEX VESICARIA; EREMOPHILA FORRESTII; MAIREANA GEORGEI; MAIREANA SEDIFOLIA; PTILOTUS OBOVATUS;

EID: 34347204515     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ07018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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