Plant Life of Southwestern Australia. Adaptations for Survival

• Main Author: Groom, Philip (auth)
• Other Authors: Lamont, Byron (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2015
• Subjects: seed storage and dispersal; pollination; fire-proneness; evolution; parasitic plants; drought responses; carnivorous plants
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Southwestern Australia is unique as it contains the world`s most nutrient-impoverished soils, experiences a prolonged-summer period and the vegetation is extremely fire-prone. It is also world-renowned for its relative high level of flora biodiversity. This book focuses on the diverse range of morph...