Woodlands, a disappearing landscape /

Lindenmayer, David.

Woodlands, a disappearing landscape / David Lindenmayer, Mason Crane and Damian Michael ; with contributions from Christopher MacGregor and Ross Cunningham ; photos. by Esther Beaton. - Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., ©2005. - 1 online resource (viii, 150 pages) : color illustrations, color map

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index.

Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 Australia's woodland heritage; Chapter 2 How a temperate woodland works; Chapter 3 The canopy layer; Chapter 4 The understorey; Chapter 5 The ground layer; Chapter 6 Wetlands, rivers and creeks; Chapter 7 Woodland landscapes; Chapter 8 Woodland management and conservation; Chapter 9 The future; Common and scientific names; Bibliography; Index.

Australia's little known woodlands once covered huge areas of the eastern side of our continent. Woodlands are distinguished from forests by the fact that their canopies do not touch, tree heights are usually lower and they usually have a grassy understorey. They support a fascinating and diverse array of birds, mammals, reptiles, frogs, invertebrates and plants, and have been under massive pressure from grazing and agriculture over the past 200 years. In many cases only small remnant patches of some types of woodland survive. Understanding and appreciating woodlands is an important way forwar.


English.

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Forest ecology--Australia.
Forest conservation--Australia.
NATURE--Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Green Business.
Forest conservation.
Forest ecology.
Écologie forestière--Australie.
Forêts--Conservation--Australie.


Australia.


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