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Benchmarks of fallen timber and man's role in nature: Some evidence from eucalypt woodlands in southeastern Australia

2011-06-01

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Fallen timber is widely considered to be a key element of ecosystem structure and function that is critical to maintenance of biodiversity. This concept is closely linked to ideas of wilderness and old growth. ‘Conventional wisdom’ is that fallen timber has been drastically depleted from natural levels by human activity. However natural conditions reflect interactions of Aborigines with their environment, and fall...

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Literature Corpus work: 71ae0c4e-1940-5e7b-8e9c-6a79bf680362
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.03.012

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