Temporal and spatial soil inoculum dynamics following Phytophthora cinnamomi invasion of Banksia woodland and Eucalyptus marginata forest biomes of south-western Australia

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 293-311

  Shearer, B L ^a   Dillon, M J ^a   Kinal, J ^a   Buehrig, R M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioengineering; First harmonic periodic curve; Fourier; Intensification; Management options; Patch dynamics; Peak amplitude; Restricting spread; Ripley's K function; Scale

Indexed keywords

BANKSIA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI;

EID: 77953144636     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP09095     Document Type: Article

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