Climate change and other factors influencing the decline of the Tasmanian cider gum (Eucalyptus gunnii)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 684-692

  Calder, J A ^a   Kirkpatrick, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DICOTYLEDON; DIEBACK; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EXTINCTION RISK; GRAZING PRESSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GUNNII;

EID: 57749173816     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT08105     Document Type: Article

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