Overview

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. Environmental managers and planners predicting the short- and long-term effects of environmental changes on ecosystems need to understand the basic principles of plant community physiology. Australian Plant Communities: The 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. Plant Communities in Australia, lavishly il

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Author:   R.L. Specht ,  Alison Specht
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Australia
Imprint:   OUP Australia and New Zealand
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.00cm
Weight:   0.893kg
ISBN:  

9780195537055

ISBN 10:   019553705
Pages:   502
Publication Date:   11 October 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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: Energies. 10: Temperature. 11: Evaporative aerodynamics. 12: Available water. 13: Eco-physiological leaf attributes. 14: Water-logging. 15: Nutrient deficiencies. 16: Nutrient toxicities. 17: Biodiversity and energetics. 18: Monitoring. 19: Scientific management. Systematic Index. References: on CD-ROM (1) Community physiology (references in text) (2) Eco-physiology (references supplementary to community physiology (3) Description (references describing Australian plant communities)

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