Grassland development in tropical and subtropical southern China

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-270

  Liu, G D ^a   Michalk, D L ^b   Bai, C J ^a   Yu, D G ^b   Chen, Z Q ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Productivity; Rangelands; Stylosanthes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; POACEAE; STYLOSANTHES;

EID: 44849090641     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ08022     Document Type: Article

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