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Evolution and History of Mediterranean Vegetation Types in Australia

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Ecology and Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 108))

Abstract

Mediterranean climates in Australia occur in the southwest and in near coastal South Austalia and adjacent western Victoria. Most of these regions support species-rich sclerophyllous heaths, with or without scattered tree cover, and eucalypt woodland with herbaceous understory. Despite wide taxonomic differences the regions show strong physiological and structural analogues with vegetation in other mediterranean regions.

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  1. John R. Dodson
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  1. Department of Biology Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile

    Mary T. Kalin Arroyo

  2. Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182-0057, USA

    Paul H. Zedler

  3. School of Geography, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, 2033, Australia

    Marilyn D. Fox

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Dodson, J.R., Kershaw, A.P. (1995). Evolution and History of Mediterranean Vegetation Types in Australia. In: Arroyo, M.T.K., Zedler, P.H., Fox, M.D. (eds) Ecology and Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia. Ecological Studies, vol 108. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2490-7_2

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