Riparian vegetation change on the clarence river floodplain

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-234

  Rose, P ^a   Specht, A ^b   Whelan, M ^a   Stubbs, B ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accretion; API; Canopy; Meander; Rainforest; Riparian

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FLOODPLAIN; FOREST CANOPY; MEANDER; NATURE CONSERVATION; RAINFOREST; RIPARIAN FOREST; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA; CLARENCE RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 78651469815     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2010.9725270     Document Type: Article

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