Vascular plant distribution in relation to topography, soils and micro-climate at five GLORIA sites in the snowy mountains, Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-199

  Pickering, C M ^a   Green, K ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROCLIMATE; MOUNTAIN REGION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SNOW; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VASCULAR PLANT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN ALPS; MOUNT CLARKE; NEW SOUTH WALES; SNOWY MOUNTAINS;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 69249150072     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT08133     Document Type: Article

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