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Plant life of Southwestern Australia : adaptations for survival /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Groom, Philip K. (Author), Lamont, Byron B. (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors: Michalczyk, Katarzyna (Editor), Mioduszewski, Peter (Cover designer)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter Open, 2015.
Subjects:
Plants > Australia > South Australia.
Botany > Australia.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology.
Botany
Plants
Australia
South Australia
seed storage and dispersal
pollination
fire-proneness
evolution
parasitic plants
drought responses
carnivorous plants
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • 1 Evolution and Diversity of the Flora
  • 2 Fire Adaptations
  • 3 Drought Responses
  • 4 Carnivorous Plants
  • 5 Parasitic Plants
  • 6 Specialised Nutrient Uptake Mechanisms
  • 7 Pollination Strategies
  • 8 Pollination Syndromes
  • 9 Leaf Properties
  • 10 Seed Release and Dispersal Mechanisms
  • 11 Seed Storage, Germination and Establishment
  • Bibliography
  • About the Authors
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Index.