Australian rainforests : islands of green in a land of fire /
Why do Australian rainforests occur as islands within the vast tracts of Eucalyptus? Why is fire a critical ecological factor in every Australian landscape? What were the consequences of the ice-age colonists use of fire? In this original and challenging book, David Bowman critically examines hypoth...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2000
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Table of 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.