Micro-patch and community scale spatial distribution of herbaceous cover in a grazed eucalypt woodland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 509-530

  Northup, B K ^a,c,f   Dias, C D ^b   Brown, J R ^a,e   Skelly, W C ^c,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d USDA NRCS   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^f AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Grazing impacts; Landscape ecology; Spatial dynamics

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; GRAZING; GRAZING PRESSURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

POACEAE;

EID: 7444238749     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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