| Description |
x, 492 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1. Australian plant communities: Description -- 1. Energy/biomass system -- 2. Dynamics -- 3. Structural classification -- 4. Floristic classification -- 5. Australian plant communities during the Late Cretaceous -- 6. Australian plant communities during the Cainozoic -- 7. Australian plant communities today -- 8. Aboriginal impact -- Part 2. Australian plant communities: Community physiology -- 9. Energetics -- 10. Temperature -- 11. Evaporative aerodynamics -- 12. Available water -- 13. Eco-physiological leaf attributes -- 14. Waterlogging -- 15. Nutrient deficiencies -- 16. Nutrient toxicities -- 17. Biodiversity and energetics -- 18. Monitoring -- 19. Scientific management -- References -- Systematic Index -- General Index |
| Summary |
"For 100 million years the Gondwanan vegetation of Australia has survived and developed in the face of vast changes in climate and soils. The pressure imposed on the vegetation by European settlers during the last 200 years is in clear contrast to the minimal impact of Aborigines." "Australian Plant Communities: Dynamics of Structure, Growth and Biodiversity is the first synthesis of the physiological processes that shape Australian vegetation at the level of the entire plant community. It examines the basic principles of community physiology by referring to the vegetation of Australia, with its great diversity of natural plant communities, many of which are still relatively undisturbed. The principles developed are applicable to landscapes throughout the world. By revealing the fundamental determinants of vegetation structure, the book enables the effects of climate change on biodiversity, of both vegetation and its associated fauna, to be predicted." "It is a text for undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental science, resource management, and environmental planning and impact assessment. It is also a reference for practising environmental scientists, planners, and managers."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Plant communities Australia |
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Plant physiology |
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Plant physiology Australia |
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Ecosystems |
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Plants |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 379-469) and indexes |
| Subject |
Plant communities -- Australia.
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Plant communities.
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Plant physiology -- Australia.
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Plant physiology.
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| Author |
Specht, Alison.
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| LC no. |
00701270 |
| ISBN |
0195516540 (paperback) |
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019553705X |
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