The ecological relationships and demography of restricted ironstone endemic plant species: Implications for conservation

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 691-699

  Yates, Colin J ^a   Gibson, Neil ^a   Pettit, Neil E ^a,b   Dillon, Rebecca ^a   Palmer, Russell ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FISSURE; GERMINATION; IRONSTONE; JUVENILE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEED; SEEDLING; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 82055190231     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT11199     Document Type: Article

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