Relationships between soil temperatures and properties of fire in feathertop spinifex (Triodia schinzii (Henrard) Lazarides) sandridge desert in central Australia

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 317-325

  Wright, B R ^a   Clarke, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aristida holathera; Fire intensity; Mulga; Seed banks; Temperature.

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA; ARISTIDA; PENNISETUM VILLOSUM; SPINIFEX; TRIODIA;

EID: 55149113445     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ07049     Document Type: Article

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