The effect of soil compaction on germination and early growth of Eucalyptus albens and an exotic annual grass

Austral Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 698-704

  Skinner, Alison K ^a   Lunt, Ian D ^a   Spooner, Peter ^a   McIntyre, Sue ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Regeneration; Root depth; Seedling establishment; Soil bulk density; Woodland restoration

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; DESICCATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GERMINATION; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LABORATORY METHOD; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL WATER; TRAMPLING; WOODLAND;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS ALBENS; VULPIA MYUROS;

EID: 69549129505     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.01977.x     Document Type: Article

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