Influence of grazing and vegetation type on post-fire flammability

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 642-649

  Kirkpatrick, J B ^a   Marsden Smedley, J B ^a   Leonard, S W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire potential; Fuel; Heathy forest; Hummock sedgeland; Macropods; Tussock grassland

Indexed keywords

BURNING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST HEALTH; GRAZING; HEATHLAND; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79955946297     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01962.x     Document Type: Article

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