Flora and vegetation of the Banded Iron Formations of the Yilgarn Craton: Gullewa

Conservation Science Western Australia

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 531-556

  Markey, Adrienne S ^a   Dillon, Steven J ^a  

^a Wildlife Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banded ironstone; BIF; Ranges. floristic communities; Yilgarn

Indexed keywords

BANDED IRON FORMATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLORA; FLORISTICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RANGE EXPANSION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

ACACIA; DODONAEA; MUGGA;

EID: 78650548473     PISSN: 14473682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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