This volume comprises a revision of the introductory in the Flora of Australia series. This edition is greatly expanded and completely rewritten, with chapters on the history of taxonomic botany in Australia, past climates and tectonics, palaeobotany, present soils and landforms as they affect plant distribution, major vegetation types, conservation of the Australian flora, and a key to the families of Australian flowering plants. 1999, Second edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a  fine d/w.  Scans available if required.

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Title: Flora of Australia - Volume 1 : Introduction
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0643059652
ISBN 13: 9780643059658
Binding: Hardback
Edition: 2nd Edition

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This volume provides an overview of the series and important background information on the flora of Australia. Chapters by leading scientists review the history of plant exploration in Australia and its literature, and provide concise biographies of major collectors and describers of Australia's plants, guides to the location of their collections and references to more detailed biographies. Current plant communities, the evolution and phytogeography of Australia's unique flora and the impact of human activities are all described. The volume concludes with a glossary of botanical terms, and a key to the families of Australian flowering plants.

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Australian Biological Resources Study is a Program within Parks Australia Division of the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Thirty authors, illustrators and photographers have contributed to this volume.

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