Variation in vegetation cover between shrubland, woodland and forest biomes invaded by Phytophthora cinnamomi

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 413-424

  Shearer, B L ^a   Crane, C E ^a   Dunne, C P ^a  

^a Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Banksia shrubland and woodland; Canopy closure; Eucalyptus marginata forest; Fisheye photographs; Function and services; Ground cover; Hemispherical field of view digital images; Mass ratio hypothesis; Patch dynamics; Phytophthora cinnamomi; Returning ecosystem structure

Indexed keywords

BANKSIA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA; PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI;

EID: 84863204879     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: 14486032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13313-012-0121-y     Document Type: Article

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