The extent and pattern of Eucalyptus regeneration in an agricultural landscape

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 227-233

  Weinberg, Anthony ^a,d   Gibbons, Philip ^b   Briggs, Sue V ^c   Bonser, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c New South Wales ^*  (Australia)

^d MWH Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agri environmental; Australia; Box gum grassy woodland; Grazing; Paddock trees; Prioritisation; Scattered trees; Threat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DOMINANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; GRAZING PRESSURE; LANDSCAPE; NATIVE SPECIES; PRIORITIZATION; REGENERATION; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION TYPE; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 78751569773     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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