Transition from heathland to scrub in south-eastern Tasmania: Extent of change since the 1970s, floristic depletion and management implications

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 213-228

  Bargmann, Tessa ^a   Kirkpatrick, Jamie B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Biodiversity conservation; Fire; Germination; Heat shock; Landscape change; Prescribed burning

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; FLORISTICS; GERMINATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HEATHLAND; REMOTE SENSING; SCRUB; SEED BANK; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

JUNCUS;

EID: 84939417484     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0803-6     Document Type: Article

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