Structure and species richness in wetland continua on sandy soils in subtropical and tropical Australia

Austral Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 761-772

  Specht, Raymond L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community structure; Foliage attributes; Foliage projective cover; Stand height

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FOLIAGE; GLOBAL WARMING; MONOCOTYLEDON; OVERSTORY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROOT SYSTEM; SANDY SOIL; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL REGION; UNDERSTORY; WATERLOGGING; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA;

EID: 70350231769     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.01982.x     Document Type: Article

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