Coastal Plants
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-1137-8 (ISBN)
Coastal Plants is distinctive in its focus on restoration, which makes it valuable for community groups and individuals interested or involved in coastal natural history or restoration activities.
Features
Allows identification of coastal plants through fully updated descriptions, photos and maps
Includes a new section on creating habitat for fauna, and updated information on the ecology and biology of coastal plants
Includes new native and weed species, including information on weed control measures
Presents best practice for the restoration of coastal dune vegetation, as per the newly published National
Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration
Contains hundreds of colour images alongside descriptions.
Kingsley Dixon was Foundation Director of Science at Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Perth, Western Australia. He is a specialist in the ecology, restoration and conservation biology of Australian native plants and ecosystems. He has been involved in multi-disciplinary scientific groups for 40 years, specialising in seed ecology and biology, nursery production systems, seed banking and restoration ecology. He is a Professor in the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University. His interest and love of coastal ecosystems and working with Cambridge Coastcare spurred him to produce this book
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Ecology and biology of plants of the west coast
Part 2: Ecological restoration of coastal dune vegetation
Part 3: Biogeography of coastal plants in the Perth region
Part 4: Species guide
Appendix: Coastal plants on which butterflies or sun-moths breed
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 01.09.2020 |
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Verlagsort | Melbourne |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 215 mm |
Gewicht | 675 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4863-1137-7 / 1486311377 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4863-1137-8 / 9781486311378 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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