Shrubby today but not tomorrow? Structure, composition and regeneration dynamics of direct seeded revegetation

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-289

  Schneemann, Barton ^a   McElhinny, Chris ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological thinning; Environmental planting; Establishment; Landcare; Self thinning; Understorey

Indexed keywords

RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REVEGETATION; SEED BANK; SELF THINNING; SHRUB; STAND DYNAMICS; UNDERSTORY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SOUTHERN TABLELANDS;

EID: 84867849237     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/emr.12007     Document Type: Article

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