| Description |
87 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm |
| Series |
Biodiversity series ; paper no. 2 |
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Biodiversity series ; paper no. 2
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| Contents |
1. Origins -- 2. National elements of significance - an overview -- 3. Biodiversity on land -- 3.1. Flora - significant features -- 3.1.1. Australia's plants -- 3.1.2. Ancient and relict components of Pangaean and Gondwanan origin -- 3.1.3. Distinctive adaptations -- 3.2. Fauna - significant features -- 3.2.1. Australia's very rich and highly endemic fauna -- 3.2.2. Ancient and relict components of Pangaean and Gondwanan origin -- 3.2.3. Distinctive adaptations -- 3.3. Ecological interactions -- 3.3.1. Seed dispersal -- 3.3.2. Other ant interactions -- 3.3.3. Pollination -- 3.3.4. Leaf-eating, and plant defences -- 3.4. Some special terrestrial areas -- 3.4.1. Rainforest area of north Queensland -- 3.4.2. The South West Botanical Province -- 3.4.3. Gorges and caves of central Australia -- 3.4.4. The alps of southeast Australia -- 3.4.5. Mangroves -- 4. Biodiversity in wetlands -- 4.1. Significant features -- 4.1.1. Australia's endemic wetland communities -- 4.1.2. Unusual composition of inland aquatic communities -- 4.1.3. Ancient and relict components of Pangaean and Gondwanan origin -- 4.1.4. Distinctive adaptations -- 4.2. Some special wetland areas -- 4.2.1. Kakadu wetlands -- 4.2.2. Lower Cooper wetlands -- 4.2.3. Wetlands of granite outcrops -- 4.2.4. Mound springs of the Great Artesian Basin -- 5. Biodiversity in the sea -- 5.1. Significant features -- 5.1.1. Regional features of the marine fauna -- 5.1.2. Australia's rich and endemic marine environment -- 5.1.3. Ancient and relict components of Pangaean and Gondwanan origin -- 5.1.4. The refuge value of the sea -- 5.2. Some special marine areas -- 5.2.1. Great Barrier Reef -- 5.2.2. Giant kelp forests -- 5.2.3. Seagrass meadows -- 6. Biodiversity of Australia's external territories -- 6.1. Significant features -- 6.1.1. Rich and endemic plant and animal communities in Australian external territories -- 6.1.2. Unusual biota of Christmas Island -- 6.1.3. The refuge value of Australia's external territories.as compan n* |
| Summary |
This paper provides a picture of some of the immense variety of living organisms that inhabit this continent, and shows how this diversity is significant. A brief overview of the evolutionary development of Australia's biodiversity is first provided as this sets the scene for understanding its distinctiveness. The paper is organised into two information streams. The executive summary together with the highlighted boxes at the beginning of each major section provide a non-technical overview of summary of the paper. The other stream is the more technical text which can be read sequentially, in sections, or accessed through the index |
| Analysis |
Biodiversity |
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Federal issue |
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State issue |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 65-71 |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web |
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Commonwealth of Australia 1994 |
| Issuing Body |
Prepared by Josephine Mummery and Neal Hardy |
| In |
Biodiversity series no:paper.2 |
| Subject |
Biodiversity -- Australia.
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Biodiversity -- Australia.
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| Author |
Hardy, Neal.
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Australia. Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories. Biodiversity Unit.
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| LC no. |
dup95083548 |
| ISBN |
0642221545 |
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