LEADER 04086nam 2200625 450 001 996333148903316 005 20221206103713.0 010 $a3-11-037019-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110370195 035 $a(CKB)3710000000420567 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001539639 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11874514 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001539639 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11533286 035 $a(PQKB)10430966 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00057325 035 $a(DE-B1597)428202 035 $a(OCoLC)1076408733 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110370195 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3572114 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3572114 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11059893 035 $a(OCoLC)940511385 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000420567 100 $a20150613h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPlant life of Southwestern Australia $eadaptations for survival /$fPhilip K. Groom, Byron B. Lamont ; managing editor, Katarzyna Michalczyk ; cover illustration, Peter Mioduszewski 210 1$aBerlin, Germany :$cDe Gruyter Open,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (268 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a3-11-037016-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrontmatter -- 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. 330 $aThe southwestern Australian flora is unique in the world, not only for its biodiversity and endemism, but also for its functional biodiversity. It also contains the world?s most nutrient-impoverished soils, has a prolonged-summer period and the vegetation is extremely fire-prone. These conditions have engendered an array of survival adaptations that have evolved in these harsh conditions across a diverse range of species. It is well recognised that the southwest flora has the toughest and most spiny vegetation of the world, the greatest number of species that store their seeds in woody fruits, and the most specialised means of obtaining limited soil nutrients and water.This book focuses on the survival mechanisms, adaptations and ecology of the unique Southwest Australian flora (restricted here to flowering plants). The book begins with an examination of how the flora has evolved into the present forms. It describes further in detail the adaptive responses of the flora to the main environmental pressures influencing survival - fire, summer drought, nutrient-impoverished soils, pollination and seed dispersal agents. Specialised responses to obtain essential nutrients are presented in three chapters ? carnivorous plants, parasitic plants and specialised roots. An entire chapter is devoted to leaves, with an insight into how leaves may assist in protecting flowers and fruits from herbivores and seed-eaters. The book provides an ecological perspective on how the flora has evolved complex strategies to ensure species survival in the relatively harsh seasonal climate of a Mediterranean-type ecosystem. 606 $aPlants$zAustralia$zSouth Australia 606 $aBotany$zAustralia 615 0$aPlants 615 0$aBotany 676 $a581.99417 700 $aGroom$b Philip K.$0929338 702 $aLamont$b Byron B. 702 $aMichalczyk$b Katarzyna 702 $aMioduszewski$b Peter 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996333148903316 996 $aPlant life of Southwestern Australia$92088715 997 $aUNISA