Does Geijera parviflora Lindl. (Rutaceae) facilitate understorey species in semi-arid Australia?

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-216

  Warnock, A D ^a   Westbrooke, M E ^a   Florentine, S K ^a   Hurst, C P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canopy; Microhabitat; Nurse plant; Overstorey; Shade; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

CRASSULA COLORATA; DISSOCARPUS PARADOXUS; GEIJERA; RUTACEAE;

EID: 36248980449     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ07032     Document Type: Article

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