Variation in litter under individual tree crowns: Implications for scattered tree ecosystems

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-95

  McElhinny, Chris ^a   Lowson, Charles ^a   Schneemann, Bart ^a   PachÓn, Carlos ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Litter gradient; Paddock tree; Savanna; Woodland; Yellow Box

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTER; SAVANNA; SPATIAL VARIATION; WOODLAND;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS BLAKELYI; EUCALYPTUS MELLIODORA;

EID: 75449116780     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02016.x     Document Type: Article

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