Spatial and temporal variation in damage and dieback in a threatened subantarctic cushion species

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-21

  Whinam, J ^a   Abdul Rahman, J A ^b   Visoiu, M ^a   Di Folco, M B F ^b   Kirkpatrick, J B ^b  

^a Resource Management and Conservation Division   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cushion plant; Pathogen; Wind damage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899746109     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: 14449862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT13207     Document Type: Article

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