Human impacts on Persoonia falcata. Perspectives on post-contact vegetation change in the Keep River region, Australia, from contemporary vegetation surveys

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-157

  Atchison, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal management; Fire; Kimberley; Persoonia falcata; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BUCHANANIA OBOVATA; PERSOONIA FALCATA;

EID: 59149091568     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-008-0198-y     Document Type: Article

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