Natural tree regeneration in agricultural landscapes: The implications of intensification

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 230, Issue , 2016, Pages 98-104

  Sato, Chloe F ^a   Wood, Jeff T ^a   Stein, John A ^a   Crane, Mason ^a   Okada, Sachiko ^a   Michael, Damian R ^a   Kay, Goeffrey M ^a   Florance, Daniel ^a   Seddon, Julian ^b   Gibbons, Philip ^a   Lindenmayer, David B ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australia   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agri environment schemes; Agricultural landscapes; Eucalyptus; Livestock grazing; Restoration; Woodland

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATTLE; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LIVESTOCK; REGENERATION; SHEEP; SOIL FERTILITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATE FOREST; VEGETATION COVER; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

BOS; EUCALYPTUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84973915575     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.05.036     Document Type: Article

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