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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      23 November 2009
      17 February 2000
      ISBN:
      9780511583490
      9780521465687
      9780521057875
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511583490
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.705kg, 360 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.579kg, 360 Pages
      • 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.

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    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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