Woodlands on farms in southern New South Wales: A longer-term assessment of vegetation changes after fencing

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Spooner, Peter G ^a   Briggs, Sue V ^b,c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fencing; Grazing management; Tree regeneration; Vegetation condition; Woodlands

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PERENNIAL PLANT; REGENERATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CALLITRIS GLAUCOPHYLLA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MICROCARPA; POACEAE;

EID: 41049086358     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2008.00385.x     Document Type: Article

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