The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkable history of climate change, latitudinal change, continental isolation, soil evolution, interaction with an evolving fauna, fire and most recently human impact. This book presents a detailed synopsis of the critical events that led to the evo...

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Other Authors:	Hill, Robert S. 1954- (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Adelaide The University of Adelaide Press 2017
Subjects:	Paleobotany > Australia Plants > Evolution Paläobotanik Australien Aufsatzsammlung
Online Access:	BSB01 FHN01 Volltext
Summary:	The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkable history of climate change, latitudinal change, continental isolation, soil evolution, interaction with an evolving fauna, fire and most recently human impact. This book presents a detailed synopsis of the critical events that led to the evolution of the unique Australian flora and the wide variety of vegetational types contained within it. The first part of the book details the past continental relationships of Australia, its palaeoclimate, fauna and the evolution of its landforms since the rise to dominance of the angiosperms at the beginning of the Cretaceous period. A detailed summary of the palaeobotanical record is then presented. The palynological record gives an overview of the vegetation and the distribution of important taxa within it, while the complementary macrofossil record is used to trace the evolution of critical taxa.<br><br>This book will interest graduate students and researchers interested in the evolution of the flora of this fascinating continent
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017)
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (x, 433 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781925261479