Australian Palms: Biogeography, Ecology and Systematics
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0643096159 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Australian Palm Book that can go global Palm books may sound familiar and enormous due to palms' economic importance globally. However, scientific palm books are still a few. Hence, eventhough this is about Australian palm books, Dowe has established comprehensive scientific bases from systematics, biogeography to ecology that can be valuable to refer.John L. Dowe (2010): "I sincerely wish to thank all those who have contributed in many ways to the preparation and completion of this book. Assistance with discussion and information was provided by Dian Latifah (James Cook University, Townsville, Australia).Australian Palms is written by Dr John Leslie Dowe, a sc. "Four Stars" according to Charley King. Excellent coverage of the subject. The photos are also very good.
"This definitive reference work contains the mmost recent advances in research on teh Australian palm flora, unique in that it includes representatives of all five plam subfamilies and extensive reference materials." (Chicago Botanic Garden)
Since the early 1990s, he has focused on the Australian palm flora providing revisions and accounts of the genera Archontophoenix, Caryota, Licuala, Linospadix and Livistona, and describing over 25 new palm species. John Leslie Dowe is a research botanist specializing in the systematics and ecology of the palm family Arecaceae. He was awarded a PhD in 2001, for research on the Australian fan-pal
. Color photographs of habit, leaf, flowers, fruit and unique diagnostic characters also feature for each species. Thorough descriptions of genera and species include notes on ecology and typification, and keys and distribution maps assist with field recognition. Australian Palms offers an updated and thorough systematic and taxonomic treatment of the Australian palm flora, covering 60 species in 21 genera. Incorporating recent advances in biogeographic and phylogenetic research, Australian Palms provides a comprehensive introduction to the palm family Arecaceae, with reviews of botanical history, biogeography, phylogeny, ecology and conservation. Of these, 54 species occur in continental Australia and six species on the off-shore territories of Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Christmas Island. This work is the culmination of over 20 years of research into Australian p