Landscape structure influences tree density patterns in fragmented woodlands in semi-arid Eastern Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 621-635

  Debuse, Valerie J ^a,b   House, Alan P N ^c   Taylor, David W ^d   Swift, Scott A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus populnea; Landscape pattern; Site attribute; Variance partitioning; Woodland structure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EVERGREEN FOREST; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEMIARID REGION; SIZE EFFECT; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS POPULNEA; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 69549090010     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.01967.x     Document Type: Article

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