An experimental study of fire and moisture stress on the survivorship of savanna eucalypt seedlings

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 693-697

  Fensham, R J ^a   Fairfax, R J ^a   Buckley, Y M ^b,c  

^a QUEENSLAND HERBARIUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURNING; DEMOGRAPHY; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRE; GERMINATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; MORTALITY; SAVANNA; SEEDLING; SOIL MOISTURE; SURVIVORSHIP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MELANOPHLOIA; EUCALYPTUS POPULNEA;

EID: 57749192651     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT08152     Document Type: Article

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