The post-fire response of an obligate seeding Triodia species (Poaceae) in the fire-prone Kimberley, north-west Australia

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 974-981

  Armstrong, Graeme ^a   Legge, Sarah ^a,b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary   (Australia)

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EID: 79960726915     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF10130     Document Type: Article

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