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Effects of windthrow on a stand of Eucalyptus delegatensis (Myrtaceae) and early understorey succession at Snowy River National Park, Victoria

S. K. Florentine School of Science and Engineering, Centre for Environmental Management, University of Ballarat, PO Box 663, Victoria, 3350, Australia
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M. E. Westbrooke School of Science and Engineering, Centre for Environmental Management, University of Ballarat, PO Box 663, Victoria, 3350, Australia
Pages 54-58 | Received 08 Sep 2003, Published online: 15 Apr 2013

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