Australia's Mangroves: The Authoritative Guide to Australia's Mangrove PlantsMER, 2006 - Всего страниц: 200 "The Australian coastline is 18% occupied by a very special and beneficial habitat of extraordinary trees and larger shrubs bathed regularly by flooding tides and washing waves. This practical guide describes each of these highly adapted plants." - - Back cover. |
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Introduction | 10 |
Adaptations to the Tidal Zone | 17 |
Mangrove as Habitat | 48 |
Managing Mangroves | 54 |
Key to Australias Mangroves | 90 |
Genus and Species Pages | 126 |
Acknowledgements | 191 |
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Acanthus Acanthus ilicifolius Aegiceras corniculatum anthers apex apices Australia's mangroves Avicennia marina bark bracteoles bracts Bruguiera Bruguiera gymnorhiza buttresses calyx calyx lobes calyx tube Camptostemon catchment Chris Harty coast coastal columnar corolla Daintree River DERIVATION OF SPECIES DISPERSAL PROPAGULE Distribution and Phenology ebracteatus estuaries estuarine position Excoecaria agallocha fissured Flowers Fruit JASONDJFMAMJ FOLIAGE Leaves opposite genus germination glabrous green GROWTH FORM Tree Gulf Heritiera littoralis hybrid hypocotyl Indo-West Pacific Inflorescence Inlet intertidal Island km² lanceolate leaf littorea Lumnitzera mangrove mangrove area mangrove habitat mangrove species margin entire mature fruit northern Australia Northern Territory Nypa fruticans petiole PHENOLOGY Phenology Flowers Fruit PHENOLOGY In Australia plants pneumatophores PROPAGULE propagule maturation pubescent Queensland racemosa rainfall region REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Inflorescence Rhizophora Rhizophora stylosa RHIZOPHORACEAE roots saltmarsh seeds sexangula shrub slender smooth Sonneratia Sonneratia caseolaris South SPECIES FEATURE SPECIES NAME stamens stem base style tidal tropical viviparous Western Australia Xylocarpus