How hot? How often? Getting the fire frequency and timing right for optimal management of woody cover and pasture composition in northern Australian grazed tropical savannas. Kidman Springs Fire Experiment 1993-2013

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 323-345

  Cowley, Robyn A ^a   Hearnden, Mark H ^a   Joyce, Karen E ^b   Tovar Valencia, Miguel ^b   Cowley, Trisha M ^a   Pettit, Caroline L ^a   Dyer, Rodd M ^c  

^a Northern Territory Dept of Primary Industry and Fisheries   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ACIAR   (Australia)

Author keywords

fire management; fire season; rangeland management; time since fire.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907585137     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ14030     Document Type: Article

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