Why do some species have geographically varying responses to fire history?

Ecography

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 805-813

  Nimmo, D G ^a   Kelly, L T ^c   Farnsworth, L M ^b   Watson, S J ^a,b   Bennett, A F ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84905274294     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecog.00684     Document Type: Article

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