Other communities: Box mistletoe (Amyema miquelii) parasitism is not detrimental to the health of grey box (Eucalyptus microcarpa) trees at a regional scale

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-150

  MacRaild, Lindy M ^a   Radford, James Q ^a,b   Bennett, Andrew F ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Bush Heritage Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalypt health; Mistletoe parasitism; Victoria

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; HABITAT RESTORATION; PARASITIC PLANT; PARASITISM; SHRUB;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AMYEMA MIQUELII; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MICROCARPA; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 70449848047     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2009.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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