Recovery of Tawa-dominated forest fragments in the Rotorua Basin, New Zealand, after cessation of livestock grazing

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-217

  Dodd, Mike B ^a   Power, Ian L ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forest fragments; Forest structure; Grazing; Recovery; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; GRAZING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PROTECTED AREA; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; BAY OF PLENTY; LAKE OKATAINA SCENIC RESERVE; LAKE ROTORUA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

BEILSCHMIEDIA TAWA; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 35748946298     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2007.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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