Old field colonization by native trees and shrubs following land use change: Could this be Victoria's largest example of landscape recovery?

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-36

  Geddes, Luke S ^a   Lunt, Ian D ^a   Smallbone, Lisa T ^a   Morgan, John W ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Cassinia arcuata; Invasive native scrub; Landscape restoration; Natural regeneration; Old field succession; Rural amenity landscapes

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMENITY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FUTURE PROSPECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND USE CHANGE; OLD FIELD; REGENERATION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL FERTILITY;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

CASSINIA; CASSINIA ARCUATA;

EID: 79953035279     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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