Rocky outcrops: a hard road in the conservation of critical habitats

JA Fitzsimons, DR Michael - Biological Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Rocky outcrops are geological features that encompass a wide variety of physical
environments, including escarpments, overhangs, cliffs, tors, boulder-heaps and insular …

High water users can be drought tolerant: using physiological traits for green roof plant selection

C Farrell, C Szota, NSG Williams, SK Arndt - Plant and soil, 2013 - Springer
Background and aims Green roofs are often installed to reduce urban stormwater runoff. To
optimally achieve this, green roof plants need to use water when available, but reduce …

Ecological importance of sedges: a survey of the Australasian Cyperaceae genus Lepidosperma

RL Barrett - Annals of Botany, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Sedges (Cyperaceae) form an important ecological component of
many ecosystems around the world. Sword and rapier sedges (genus Lepidosperma) are …

Landscape patterns of woody plant response to crown fire: disturbance and productivity influence sprouting ability

PJ Clarke, KJE Knox, KE Wills… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 The relationship between environment and the ability of plant species to
resprout has been explored more in terms of disturbance frequency than of resource …

Habitat islands in fire‐prone vegetation: do landscape features influence community composition?

PJ Clarke - Journal of Biogeography, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Aim, Location Landscape features, such as rock outcrops and ravines, can act as habitat
islands in fire‐prone vegetation by influencing the fire regime. In coastal and sub‐coastal …

High species diversity and turnover in granite inselberg floras highlight the need for a conservation strategy protecting many outcrops

CJ Yates, T Robinson… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Determining patterns of plant diversity on granite inselbergs is an important task for
conservation biogeography due to mounting threats. However, beyond the tropics there are …

[PDF][PDF] Overview of plot-based vegetation classification approaches within Australia.

NJH Gellie, JT Hunter, JS Benson, JB Kirkpatrick… - …, 2018 - researchgate.net
We review vascular plant plot survey data, plot-based terrestrial vegetation classification
protocols and schema by state and bioregions across Australia, discussing recent regional …

Managing rock outcrops to improve biodiversity conservation in Australian agricultural landscapes

DR Michael, DB Lindenmayer… - Ecological …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Rocky outcrops are prominent geological features in agricultural landscapes worldwide.
Reptiles are a major component of these habitats and some species are restricted to, and …

Composition of grazed and cleared temperate grassy woodlands in eastern Australia: patterns in space and inferences in time

PJ Clarke - Journal of Vegetation Science, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
A regional vegetation survey of the temperate grassy woodlands (temperate savanna) in
Australia was designed to assess the effects of clearing and grazing on the composition of …

Persistence on inselbergs: the role of obligate seeders and resprouters

JT Hunter - Journal of Biogeography, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate if the current theories associated with recruitment strategies are sufficient
to explain differences in the proportions of obligate seeders and resprouters on inselbergs …