Recovery of populations of the soil lichen PSORA crenata after disturbance in arid South Australia

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 194-198

  Eldridge, D J ^a,b   Ferris, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptogams; Psora crenata; Rangeland health; Rangelands; Soil crusts

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644259747     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ9990194     Document Type: Article

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