Fire and the australian flora: A review

Australian Forestry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1975, Pages 4-25

  Gill, A Malcolm ^a  

^a CSIRO PLANT INDUSTRY   (Australia)

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EID: 84950634520     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.1975.10675618     Document Type: Article

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