
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bell, DT 
T1  - Spatial and Size-Class Patterns in a Central Australian Spinifex Grassland
JF  - Australian Journal of Botany
JO  - Aust. J. Bot.
Y1  - 1981
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
SP  - 321
EP  - 327
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/BT9810321 
N2  - The spatial and size-class patterns in a central Australian stand of Triodia basedowii Pritzel near the Hermannsburg Aboriginal Mission are described. Cover values of two subsampling areas averaged 574 m2 ha-1 and 433 m2 ha-1, relatively low in comparison with spinifex stands reported elsewhere in Australia. Densities for the two sites were 16 11 1 and 18 333 plants ha-1 respectively. Size-class structure of both study areas fitted the expected negative exponential curve but the smallest size-class numbers were less than expected, indicating that loss of small individuals could be occurring. Spacing patterns also suggested the presence of intraspecific interference. 
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