Estimating the time since fire of long-unburnt Eucalyptus salubris (Myrtaceae) stands in the Great Western Woodlands

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-21

  Gosper, Carl R ^a,b   Prober, Suzanne M ^b   Yates, Colin J ^a   Wiehl, Georg ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; DICOTYLEDON; PLANT COMMUNITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TREE RING; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874261715     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT12212     Document Type: Article

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