The Jarrah Forest A complex mediterranean ecosystem
The Western Australian jarrah forest is unique, contammg some of the most beautiful flora in the world, more than 100 species of birds and some 50 mammals indigenous to this State. This book "The Jarrah Forest - A Complex Mediterranean Ecosystem" is a collection of scholarly essays on ever...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1989, 1989
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1989 |
| Series: | Geobotany
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The jarrah forest, an introduction
- I: Biophysical Elements
- 2. The soils and landforms of the northern jarrah forest
- 3. Climate of the jarrah forest
- 4. The jarrah plant
- 5. Floristic, morphologic and vegetational diversity
- 6. Jarrah dieback -A disease caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi
- 7. Larger fungi in the jarrah forest: An ecological and taxonomic survey
- 8. Invertebrates of the jarrah forest
- 9. Jarrah leafminer, an insect pest of jarrah
- 10. Vertebrates of the jarrah forest
- 11. Nutrient cycling in jarrah forest
- 12. Hydrology of the jarrah forest
- 13. Influence of fire on jarrah forest vegetation
- II: Historical Review
- 14. Pre-colonial usage of jarrah forest by indigenous people
- 15. The impact of man on the northern jarrah forest from settlement in 1829 to the Forests Act 1918
- 16. Land use conflicts and the emergency of multiple land use
- III: Management
- 17. Fire management
- 18. Silviculture
- 19. Mining and rehabilitation
- 20. Conservation in the northern jarrah forest
- 21. Concluding remarks