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Plant Life of Southwestern Australia. Adaptations for Survival

Plant Life of Southwestern Australia. Adaptations for Survival

Hardcover

BiologyBotany & HorticultureEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 3110370166
ISBN13: 9783110370164
Publisher: De Gruyter Brill Inc
Published: May 13 2015
Pages: 268
Weight: 1.88
Height: 0.88 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English

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 have engendered an array of survival adaptations that have evolved in these harsh conditions across a diverse range of species. It is well recognised that the southwest flora has the toughest and most spiny vegetation of the world, the greatest number of species that store their seeds in woody fruits, and the most specialised means of obtaining limited soil nutrients and water.

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