Composition of the plant community in remnant patches of grassy woodland along an urban-rural gradient in Melbourne, Australia

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-377

  Hahs, Amy K ^a   McDonnell, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Indigenous vegetation; Tree canopy; Understorey; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 35248896256     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-007-0034-7     Document Type: Article

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