Biodiversity change in heathland and its relationships with shifting local fire regimes and native species expansion

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-29

  Shackelford, Nancy ^a   Renton, Michael ^a,b   Perring, Michael P ^a   Brooks, Kristine ^c   Hobbs, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allocasuarina huegeliana; kwongan; native invasion; sandplain heath; woody encroachment

Indexed keywords

ALLOCASUARINA HUEGELIANA;

EID: 84922437621     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtu005     Document Type: Article

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