Assessing rarity and threat in an arid-zone flora

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-350

  Silcock, J L ^a,c   Fensham, R J ^a,b   Martin, T G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARID REGION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; GRAZING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RARITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

POACEAE;

EID: 79959536409     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT10318     Document Type: Article

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