| The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests provides an overview of pollination inAustralian rainforests, especially subtropical rainforests. It also examines theplant-pollinator relationships found in rainforests worldwide. The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests progresses through introductory andpopular sections that cover pollination in lore and legend, plant and flower evolutionand development, and the role and function of colour, fragrance and form. Laterchapters deal with breeding systems, mimicry, spatial, temporal and structuralinfluences on plant-pollinator interactions, and a discussion and overview of floralsyndromes. The book concludes with a section on conservation and fragmentation,and individual plant pollination case studies. Illustrated with colour photographs of major species, this reference work will betreasured by field naturalists, ecologists, conservation biologists, botanists,ecosystem managers, environmentalists, community groups and individuals involvedin habitat restoration, students, and those with a broad interest in natural history. |
