Bothriochloa biloba (Poaceae) in natural grasslands on slopes of the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales
- This work indicates that Bothriochloa biloba shows a strong preference for heavier-textured soils. On these soils the species, despite its known poor seed production, has been maintained under grazing over long periods of time. It is concluded that normal levels of grazing do not lead to elimination of Bothriochloa biloba, and in fact may enhance maintenance of the species. By contrast, at restricted levels of grazing, rank growth of Aristida ramosa causes reduction in total number of species and exclusion of Bothriochloa biloba. In grasslands grazed at an unrestricted level, stock selectively grazed other species of grass, giving Bothriochloa biloba a competitive advantage. Mowing and/or slashing also appeared to maintain the species.
| Author: | J. M. Bean |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-366629 |
| ISSN: | 0727-9620 |
| Parent Title (English): | Cunninghamia : a journal of plant ecology for eastern Australia |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2015/01/26 |
| Year of first Publication: | 1999 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2015/01/27 |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Page Number: | 5 |
| First Page: | 383 |
| Last Page: | 387 |
| HeBIS-PPN: | 367517140 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
| Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte: | Cunninghamia : A Journal of Plant Ecology for Eastern Australia / Cunninghamia : A Journal of Plant Ecology for Eastern Australia, Volume 6, Issue 2 (1999) |
| : | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-365214 |
| Licence (German): |  Deutsches Urheberrecht |
