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The influence of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) on biodiversity in an arid Australian landscape

A. Smyth A , M. Friedel B D and C. O’Malley C
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A CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, PMB 2, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia.

B CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, PO Box 2111, Alice Springs, NT 0871, Australia.

C Threatened Species Network and WWF-Australia, PO Box 528, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia.

D Corresponding author. Email: margaret.friedel@csiro.au

The Rangeland Journal 31(3) 307-320 https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ08026
Submitted: 10 June 2008  Accepted: 6 February 2009   Published: 28 August 2009



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