Woodlands, a disappearing landscape /

Australia's little known woodlands once covered huge areas of the eastern side of our continent. Woodlands are distinguished from forests by the fact that their canopies do not touch, tree heights are usually lower and they usually have a grassy understorey. They support a fascinating and diver...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lindenmayer, David, MacGregor, Christopher (Ecologist) (Autor)
Otros Autores: Crane, Mason, Michael, Damian, Cunningham, Ross, Beaton, Esther
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2005.
Temas:
Forest ecology > Australia.
Forest conservation > Australia.
Écologie forestière > Australie.
Forêts > Conservation > Australie.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
Forest conservation
Forest ecology
Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 Australia's woodland heritage; Chapter 2 How a temperate woodland works; Chapter 3 The canopy layer; Chapter 4 The understorey; Chapter 5 The ground layer; Chapter 6 Wetlands, rivers and creeks; Chapter 7 Woodland landscapes; Chapter 8 Woodland management and conservation; Chapter 9 The future; Common and scientific names; Bibliography; Index.

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