Plant life of Southwestern Australia : adaptations for survival

Plant life of Southwestern Australia adaptations for survival

The southwestern Australian flora is unique in the world, not only for its biodiversity and endemism, but also for its functional biodiversity. It also contains the world’s most nutrient-impoverished soils, has a prolonged-summer period and the vegetation is extremely fire-prone. These conditions h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Groom, Philip K., author (author), Lamont, Byron B., author (editor), Michalczyk, Katarzyna, editor (cover designer), Mioduszewski, Peter, cover designer
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter 2015
2015.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Plants > Australia > South Australia.
Botany > Australia.
seed storage and dispersal
pollination
fire-proneness
evolution
parasitic plants
drought responses
carnivorous plants
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428038606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • 1. Evolution and Diversity of the Flora
  • 2. Fire Adaptations
  • 3. Drought Responses
  • 4. Carnivorous Plants
  • 5. Parasitic Plants
  • 6. Specialised Nutrient Uptake Mechanisms
  • 7. Pollination Strategies
  • 8. Pollination Syndromes
  • 9. Leaf Properties
  • 10. Seed Release and Dispersal Mechanisms
  • 11. Seed Storage, Germination and Establishment
  • Bibliography
  • About the Authors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Index.

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