Australian rainforests : islands of green in a land of fire /

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Why do Australian rainforests occur as islands within the vast tracts of Eucalyptus? Why is fire a critical ecological factor in every Australian landscape? What were the consequences of the ice-age colonists use of fire? In this original and challenging book, David Bowman critically examines hypoth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bowman, D. M. J. S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Rain forest ecology > Australia.
Fire ecology > Australia.
Fragmented landscapes > Australia.
Écologie des forêts pluviales > Australie.
Écologie des feux > Australie.
Habitat (Écologie) > Fragmentation > Australie.
NATURE > Plants > Trees.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Forests & Rainforests.
Fire ecology
Fragmented landscapes
Rain forest ecology
Regenwald
Australia
Australien
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. What is Australian rainforest?
  • 3. The sclerophyll problem
  • 4. The edaphic theory I. The control of rainforest by soil phosphorus
  • 5. The edaphic theory II. Soil types, drainage, and fertility
  • 6. The climate theory I. Water stress
  • 7. The climate theory II. Light and temperature
  • 8. The fire theory I. Field evidence
  • 9. The fire theory II. Fire, nutrient cycling, and topography
  • 10. The fire theory III. Fire frequency, succession, and ecological drift
  • 11. The fire theory IV. Aboriginal landscape burning
  • 12. The fire theory V. Aridity and the evolution of flammable forests
  • 13. The fire theory VI. Fire management and rainforest conservation
  • 14. Summary.

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