Fire regimes and invasive species: A changing landscape

International Journal of Ecology and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 108-122

  Stewart, P Le C F ^a   Moss, P T ^a   Stewart, D A ^b   Farrell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire frequency; Fire intensity; Fire regime; Habitat modification; Local species extinctions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010886319     PISSN: 09729984     EISSN: 09737308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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