Plants of Subtropical Eastern Australia

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By: Andrew Benwell

eBook - December 2020 - eRetailers

Over 500 common, threatened, and ecologically significant plants of subtropical eastern Australia.

Plants of Subtropical Eastern Australia describes the rich flora of this biogeographically distinct region located on the east coast of Australia, covering the north coast of New South Wales and coastal South-East Queensland. This guide presents a selection of common, threatened and ecologically significant plants found in the region’s major vegetation habitats including rainforest, heathland, grassy forest, wetlands and rock outcrops. + Full description

More than 500 plants are featured, with photographs and descriptive features enabling the reader to identify these species if encountered. Interesting biological, cultural and historical characteristics of each species are included, along with notes on the plant’s biogeography and a map of its distribution.

Suitable for anyone with an interest in plant ecology and botany, Plants of Subtropical Eastern Australia is the definitive guide to this fascinating region of Australia and its unique flora.

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Reviews

"The photographs, especially of typical habitats and the form of plants as you would see them in the ‘bush’ and the tabulated identification data also add considerably to the usefulness of this book in bringing a fascinating area of the Australian flora to the attention of many more people. Highly recommended."
Tony Cavanagh, Growing Australian #255, March 2021

"I can’t wait to use it in the field."
Ian Fraser's Natural History Review #29, February 2021

"I can recommend Plants of Subtropical Eastern Australia as it will greatly add to the armamentarium for botanists, both amateur, professional and those in between, in the eternal quest to identify all the different flora that populate this prolific bioregion."
Colleen Watts, Australian Association of Bush Regenerators News No. 147, March 2021

"It’s the combination of botanical and ecological information for each plant which I found to be the most valuable aspect of the book and what sets it apart from many others I consult."
Fran Middleton, Australian Native Plants Society Journal, Canberra Region, March 2021

"Benwell’s book—Plants of Subtropical Eastern Australia—belongs on the shelf or in the backpack of any student, bushwalker or plant enthusiast who frequents this region to take on walks and botanical trips into this region for quick and easy reference in the field."
Susan E. Everingham, Ecological Management & Restoration Vol 22 (3), September 2021

Details

Paperback | December 2020 | $ 49.99
ISBN: 9781486313655 | 400 pages | 245 x 170 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour photographs, Maps

ePDF | December 2020
ISBN: 9781486313662
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
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ePUB | December 2020
ISBN: 9781486313679
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Features

Presents an overview of the wide range of ecosystems in this biologically important region
More than 500 species accounts detailing the ecology, biogeography and taxonomy
Readers will be able to identify plants most likely to be encountered, and gain an understanding of the wider biogeographical relationships of common and rare species

Preface
Locator map
The region defined
Climate
Topography
Geology
The flora of subtropical eastern Australia
General vegetation types
Coastal dune
Littoral rainforest
Wallum heathlands
Swamp forest and wetland
Shrubby dry sclerophyll forest
Grassy dry sclerophyll forest
Wet sclerophyll forest
Upland wet sclerophyll forest
Subtropical rainforest
Dry rainforest
Temperate rainforest
Montane heath and rock outcrop
Exotic species
Glossary and abbreviations
References
Index

Authors

Andrew Benwell has a PhD in plant ecology from the University of New England and a Diploma of Horticulture from Burnley Horticultural College. He has 40 years of experience as a botanist working in New South Wales and Queensland for federal, state and local government agencies and the private sector. Andrew currently manages Ecos Environmental Pty Ltd, a consultancy specialising in native flora and ecosystem management. Andrew has published research on vegetation classification, habitat restoration, plant genetics, plant population ecology and co-authored the third edition of the ANPC Guidelines for the Translocation of Threatened Plants in Australia.