The effects of browsing by feral and re-introduced native herbivores on seedling survivorship in the Australian rangelands

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-426

  Munro, Nicola T ^a   Moseby, Katherine E ^a,b   Read, John L ^a,b  

^a Arid Recovery   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arid zone; Cattle; Mammals; Perennial shrubs; Rabbits; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA; ACACIA LIGULATA; ALECTRYON OLEIFOLIUS; BETTONGIA; BETTONGIA LESUEUR; BOS; BOS TAURUS; DODONAEA; DODONAEA VISCOSA; LEPORILLUS CONDITOR; MACROTIS; MACROTIS LAGOTIS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PITTOSPORUM PHYLLIRAEOIDES; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; RATTUS; SANTALACEAE; SANTALUM LANCEOLATUM; SENNA; SENNA ARTEMISIOIDES;

EID: 71949119677     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ08027     Document Type: Article

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