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This book is a comprehensive overview of the diverse literature that attempts to solve the puzzle of the archipelago of rainforest habitats in Australia. It is essential reading for all ecologists, foresters, conservation biologists, and others interested in the biogeography and ecology of Australian rainforests.

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Review of the hardback: '… an important book for biogeographers and ecologists, but I suggest that it has also much to offer historians of science.' John Dargavel, Historical Records of Australian Science

Table of Contents

Preface; 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. Fire management and rainforest conservation; 14. Summary; References.

Australian Rainforests

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    A Paperback by D. M. J. S. Bowman

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 28 January 2008
      ISBN-13 9780521057875
      978-0521057875
      ISBN-10 0521057876
      Also in:
      Forests and woodland

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book is a comprehensive overview of the diverse literature that attempts to solve the puzzle of the archipelago of rainforest habitats in Australia. It is essential reading for all ecologists, foresters, conservation biologists, and others interested in the biogeography and ecology of Australian rainforests.

      Trade Review

      Review of the hardback: '… an important book for biogeographers and ecologists, but I suggest that it has also much to offer historians of science.' John Dargavel, Historical Records of Australian Science

      Table of Contents

      Preface; 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. Fire management and rainforest conservation; 14. Summary; References.

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