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oapen-20.500.12657-314442022-04-26T12:21:15Z History of the Australian Vegetation: Cretaceous to Recent S. Hill, Robert interaction with an evolving fauna macrofossil record of australia australian vegetation robert hill evolution of critical taxa climate change palaeobotanical record of australia continental isolation evolution of australian flora latitudinal change palynological record of australia soil evolution Eocene Nothofagus Pollen Taxon bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PS Biology, life sciences::PST Botany & plant sciences "The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkable history of climate change, latitudinal change, continental isolation, soil evolution, interaction with an evolving fauna, fire and most recently human impact. This book presents a detailed synopsis of the critical events that led to the evolution of the unique Australian flora and the wide variety of vegetational types contained within it. The first part of the book details the past continental relationships of Australia, its palaeoclimate, fauna and the evolution of its landforms since the rise to dominance of the angiosperms at the beginning of the Cretaceous period. A detailed summary of the palaeobotanical record is then presented. The palynological record gives an overview of the vegetation and the distribution of important taxa within it, while the complementary macrofossil record is used to trace the evolution of critical taxa. This book will interest graduate students and researchers interested in the evolution of the flora of this fascinating continent." 2017-03-01 23:55:55 2018-06-27 14:41:01 2020-04-01T13:35:35Z 2020-04-01T13:35:35Z 2017 book 628112 OCN: 1000535858 9781925261479 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31444 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 628112.pdf https://shop.adelaide.edu.au/konakart/Welcome.action University of Adelaide Press 10.20851/australian-vegetation 10.20851/australian-vegetation e4a7b334-7ddc-46f4-ac3e-719733ac2ed4 9781925261479 open access
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"The Australian vegetation is the end result of a remarkable history of climate change, latitudinal change, continental isolation, soil evolution, interaction with an evolving fauna, fire and most recently human impact. This book presents a detailed synopsis of the critical events that led to the evolution of the unique Australian flora and the wide variety of vegetational types contained within it. The first part of the book details the past continental relationships of Australia, its palaeoclimate, fauna and the evolution of its landforms since the rise to dominance of the angiosperms at the beginning of the Cretaceous period. A detailed summary of the palaeobotanical record is then presented. The palynological record gives an overview of the vegetation and the distribution of important taxa within it, while the complementary macrofossil record is used to trace the evolution of critical taxa. This book will interest graduate students and researchers interested in the evolution of the flora of this fascinating continent."
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