Flora Of Australia Introduction
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| Author | : Robert S. Hill |
| Publisher | : University of Adelaide Press |
| Total Pages | : 445 |
| Release | : 2017-03-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1925261476 |
The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkable history of climate change, latitudinal change, continental isolation, soil evolution, interaction with an evolving fauna, fire and most recently human impact. This book presents a detailed synopsis of the critical events that led to the evolution of the unique Australian flora and the wide variety of vegetational types contained within it. The first part of the book details the past continental relationships of Australia, its palaeoclimate, fauna and the evolution of its landforms since the rise to dominance of the angiosperms at the beginning of the Cretaceous period. A detailed summary of the palaeobotanical record is then presented. The palynological record gives an overview of the vegetation and the distribution of important taxa within it, while the complementary macrofossil record is used to trace the evolution of critical taxa. This book will interest graduate students and researchers interested in the evolution of the flora of this fascinating continent.
| Author | : Fanny Karouta-Manasse |
| Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
| Total Pages | : 439 |
| Release | : 2022-07-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1486315860 |
Australia's complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent. Through exquisite colour photographs taken at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) or during field trips with the National Seed Bank, Fanny Karouta-Manasse celebrates the minute and intriguing details of these plants. This second edition of Discovering Australian Flora explains how plants are displayed in the ANBG according to themes and provides clear and simple geographical, historical and botanical information, including descriptions of plant characteristics. It also describes the unique features of Australian flora, such as their reliance on fire and ability to survive in poor soil, and looks in detail at the two dominant genera in the Australian landscape – Eucalyptus and Acacia. Extensively updated with new photographs and a new chapter on conservation, this beautiful book offers detailed insight into Australia's native flora. It will appeal not only to visitors to the ANBG but to anyone with an appreciation and passion for nature's beauty and the wonders of Australia's botanical treasures.
| Author | : Australian Biological Resources Study |
| Publisher | : CSIRO Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 704 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Botany |
| ISBN | : |
Many libraries hold a number of titles in this series although only 6 have 1st ed. of this introduction to the works.
| Author | : Tim Low |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Aboriginal Australians |
| ISBN | : 9780207169304 |
Tim Low has provided a truly reliable guide to our edible flora, making identification easy. Thus it is a perfect companion for bushwalkers, naturalists, scientists and, with emphasis on wild food cuisine, gourmets. Low describes more than 180 plants - from the most tasty and significant plant foods of southern and eastern Australia to the more important and spectacular inland and tropical foods. Distribution maps are provided with each description plus notes on how these plants were used in the past and can be used today. Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings there is also a guide to poisonous and non-poisonous plants, and information on introduced food plants, the nutrients found in wild food plants, on bush survival, and how to forage for and cook with wild plants.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 716 |
| Release | : 1981 |
| Genre | : Botany |
| ISBN | : |
2nd ed. of v. 1 updates the original volume and expands the range of review essays presented. It is intended to provide a primary source of information about plants in Australia from the point of view of taxonomic botany. To be used as a ready reference to the major literature on the Australian flora and includes a glossary of botanical terms and a key to families of Australian flowering plants.
| Author | : Australian Biological Resources Study |
| Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
| Total Pages | : 440 |
| Release | : 2002-08-30 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780643068032 |
This volume of the highly acclaimed Flora of Australia series provides an introduction to the family Poaceae. It gives an overview of this important family of grasses and provides an introduction, including an atlas and identification keys, to the species that will be described in detail in later volumes.
| Author | : Catherine Clowes |
| Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
| Total Pages | : 67 |
| Release | : 2021-02-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1486313221 |
Did you know that there are plants that eat insects? Plants whose seeds spread in poo? Plants that move when you touch them? And plants that grow on other plants? Plantastic! presents 26 of Australia's most unique and incredible native plants. Discover and identify native plants found in your local park, bushland, or even in your very own backyard. With its perfect balance of fun facts, activities, adventurous ideas and gorgeous illustrations, Plantastic! will prove just how fantastic Australia's native plants really are!
| Author | : Attila Kapitany |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Succulent plants |
| ISBN | : 9780646463810 |
A pictorial introduction to the beauty and diversity of Australian succulent plants. It aims to stimulate a greater awareness and appreciation of all Australian plants and to serve as a useful identification guide for almost 100 species.
| Author | : Anthony Dixon Edmonds |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 1998 |
| Genre | : Botany |
| ISBN | : 9780949324771 |
First published in 1986, this pocket guide provides information about floral structure and presents a key to families of native plants found in the Sydney region. Discusses characteristics, distribution and ecology and explains how plants have adapted to the rocky sandstone soils and erratic climate of the area. Includes an index.
| Author | : Geoff Williams |
| Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
| Total Pages | : 217 |
| Release | : 2010-03-01 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 064310187X |
The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests provides an overview of pollination in Australian rainforests, especially subtropical rainforests. It also examines the plant-pollinator relationships found in rainforests worldwide. The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests progresses through introductory and popular sections that cover pollination in lore and legend; plant and flower evolution and development; and the role and function of colour, fragrance and form. Later chapters deal with breeding systems; mimicry; spatial, temporal and structural influences on plant-pollinator interactions; and a discussion and overview of floral syndromes. The book concludes with a section on conservation and fragmentation, and individual plant pollination case studies. Illustrated with colour photographs of major species, this reference work will be treasured by field naturalists, ecologists, conservation biologists, botanists, ecosystem managers, environmentalists, community groups and individuals involved in habitat restoration, students, and those with a broad interest in natural history.
