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Australian rainforests : islands of green in a land of fire / D.M.J.S. Bowman.

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ISBN	0521465680 (hb)
Author	Bowman, D. M. J. S.
Title	Australian rainforests : islands of green in a land of fire / D.M.J.S. Bowman.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Description	xi, 345p. : ill. , maps. ; 24 cm.
Note	Includes index.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	1. Introduction -- 2. What is Australian rainforest? -- 3. The sclerophyll problem -- 4. The edaphic theory I. The control of rainforest by soil phosphorus -- 5. The edaphic theory II. Soil types, drainage, and fertility -- 6. The climate theory I. Water stress -- 7. The climate theory II. Light and temperature -- 8. The fire theory I. Field evidence -- 9. The fire theory II. Fire, nutrient cycling, and topography -- 10. The fire theory III. Fire frequency, succession, and ecological drift -- 11. The fire theory IV. Aboriginal landscape burning -- 12. The fire theory V. Aridity and the evolution of flammable forests -- 13. The fire theory VI. Fire management and rainforest conservation -- 14. Summary.
Subjects	Rain forest ecology -- Australia
	Fire ecology -- Australia
	Fragmented landscapes -- Australia
Call number	577.340994 BOW

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A00121764	577.340994 BOW	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .