Improving the landscape scale management of Buffel Grass Cenchrus ciliaris using aerial survey, predictive modelling, and a Geographic Information System

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 264-273

  Puckey, Helen ^a   Brock, Chris ^a   Yates, Cameron ^b  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

^b Weeds Branch   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Buffel grass; Generalized Linear Modelling; Geographic Information System; Probability surface model; Rare plant diversity; Weed control strategy

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; BIODIVERSITY; GIS; GRASS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MODELING; NATIONAL PARK; PROBABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION MAPPING; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS;

EID: 42249106197     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC070264     Document Type: Article

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