Plant Life of Southwestern Australia. Adaptations for Survival

Southwestern Australia is unique as it contains the world`s most nutrient-impoverished soils, experiences a prolonged-summer period and the vegetation is extremely fire-prone. It is also world-renowned for its relative high level of flora biodiversity. This book focuses on the diverse range of morph...

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Main Author: Groom, Philip
Other Authors: Lamont, Byron
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015
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