The Jarrah Forest: A complex mediterranean ecosystem

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
The jarrah forest, an introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The soils and landforms of the northern jarrah forest....Pages 13-21
Climate of the jarrah forest....Pages 23-40
The jarrah plant....Pages 41-51
Floristic, morphologic and vegetational diversity....Pages 53-66
Jarrah dieback — A disease caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi ....Pages 67-87
Larger fungi of the jarrah forest: An ecological and taxonomic survey....Pages 89-109
Invertebrates of the jarrah forest....Pages 111-122
Jarrah leafminer, an insect pest of jarrah....Pages 123-131
Vertebrates of the jarrah forest....Pages 133-153
Nutrient cycling in jarrah forest....Pages 155-177
Hydrology of the jarrah forest....Pages 179-201
Influence of fire on jarrah forest vegetation....Pages 203-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
Pre-colonial usage of jarrah forest by indigenous people....Pages 219-228
The impact of man on the northern jarrah forest from settlement in 1829 to the Forests Act 1918....Pages 229-279
Land use conflicts and the emergence of multiple land use....Pages 281-314
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Fire management....Pages 317-334
Silviculture....Pages 335-355
Mining and rehabilitation....Pages 357-377
Conservation in the northern jarrah forest....Pages 379-399
Front Matter....Pages 315-315
Concluding remarks....Pages 401-402
Back Matter....Pages 403-408