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Australian Rainforests: Islands of Green in a Land of Fire »
Authors: D. M. J. S. Bowman
ISBN-13: 9780521465687, ISBN-10: 0521465680
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: June 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: D. M. J. S. Bowman
David Bowman is Professor of Forest Ecology in the School of Plant Science at the University of Tasmania. He uses a range of tools, including remote sensing and geographic information analysis, stable isotopes, ecophysiological analysis, mathematical modelling, biological survey and molecular analysis to understand how Australian landscapes have evolved in response to climatic change, varying fire regimes, the introduction of large vertebrate herbivores, and the impacts of contemporary and prehistoric management.
Book Synopsis
A critical evaluation of the ecological hypotheses proposed to explain the distribution of Australian rainforests.
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | What is Australian rainforest? | 25 |
| 3 | The sclerophyll problem | 48 |
| 4 | The edaphic theory I. The control of rainforest by soil phosphorus | 68 |
| 5 | The edaphic theory II. Soil types, drainage, and fertility | 84 |
| 6 | The climate theory I. Water stress | 99 |
| 7 | The climate theory II. Light and temperature | 134 |
| 8 | The fire theory I. Field evidence | 156 |
| 9 | The fire theory II. Fire, nutrient cycling, and topography | 185 |
| 10 | The fire theory III. Fire frequency, succession, and ecological drift | 196 |
| 11 | The fire theory IV. Aboriginal landscape burning | 218 |
| 12 | The fire theory V. Aridity and the evolution of flammable forests | 250 |
| 13 | The fire theory VI. Fire management and rainforest conservation | 279 |
| 14 | Summary | 285 |
| References | 289 | |
| Index | 327 |
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