Vegetation succession and recovery of ecological values in the southern Queensland Brigalow Belt

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-118

  Bradley, Melanie ^a   House, Alan ^b   Robertson, Michael ^b   Wild, Clyde ^c  

^a Qld Biosciences Precinct ^*  (Australia)

^b Queensland Bioscience Precinct   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia harpophylla; Floristic; Queensland Brigalow Belt; Regrowth; Structural

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; FLORISTICS; HABITAT LOSS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; REGROWTH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUCCESSION;

AUSTRALIA; BRIGALOW BELT; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA; ACACIA HARPOPHYLLA;

EID: 77955078488     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2010.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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