Australian Rainforests: Islands of Green in a Land of Fire

D. M. J. S. Bowman

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511583490

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D. M. J. S. Bowman, Northern Territory University, Darwin

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: November 2009
Print publication year:: 2000
Online ISBN:: 9780511583490
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511583490

Subjects:: Plant Sciences, Life Sciences, Ecology and Conservation

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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 hypotheses that have been advanced to answer these questions. He demonstrates that fire is the most critical factor in controlling the distribution of rainforest throughout Australia. Furthermore, while Aboriginal people used fire to skilfully manage and preserve habitats, he concludes that they did not significantly influence the evolution of Australia's unique flora and fauna. This book is a comprehensive overview of the diverse literature that attempts to solve the puzzle of the archipelago of rainforest habitats in Australia. It is essential reading for all ecologists, foresters, conservation biologists, and others interested in the biogeography and ecology of Australian rainforests.

Review of the hardback:‘… an important book for biogeographers and ecologists, but I suggest that it has also much to offer historians of science.’

John Dargavel Source: Historical Records of Australian Science

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-24

2 - What is Australian rainforest?
pp 25-47

3 - The sclerophyll problem
pp 48-67

4 - The edaphic theory I. The control of rainforest by soil phosphorus
pp 68-83

5 - The edaphic theory II. Soil types, drainage, and fertility
pp 84-98

6 - The climate theory I. Water stress
pp 99-133

7 - The climate theory II. Light and temperature
pp 134-155

8 - The fire theory I. Field evidence
pp 156-184

9 - The fire theory II. Fire, nutrient cycling, and topography
pp 185-195

10 - The fire theory III. Fire frequency, succession, and ecological drift
pp 196-217

11 - The fire theory IV. Aboriginal landscape burning
pp 218-249

12 - The fire theory V. Aridity and the evolution of flammable forests
pp 250-278

13 - The fire theory VI. Fire management and rainforest conservation
pp 279-284

14 - Summary
pp 285-288

References
pp 289-326

Index
pp 327-345

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