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E-book: Mistletoes of Western Australia

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  • Pub. Date: 01-Mar-2023
  • Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781486316168
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  • Format: EPUB+DRM
  • Pub. Date: 01-Mar-2023
  • Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781486316168

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"An illustrated guide to the seven genera and 42 species of mistletoes found in Western Australia. Mistletoes are fascinating, diverse, colourful and ecologically important plants, found in most parts of Western Australia. Mistletoes of Western Australiais a guide to their identification, ecology, conservation, biogeography and evolution, including how they cope with fire. The book explores the relevance of mistletoes to the biodiversity of the communities in which they live, and provides information ontheir hosts and simple identification keys to species. Each species is described in simple terms and illustrated with a photo of the species and a map of its known distribution in Western Australia. Featuring seven genera and 42 species, this comprehensive illustrated guide will be essential for botanists, conservationists and anyone interested in Australian flora." --

Mistletoes are fascinating, diverse, colorful and ecologically important plants, found in most parts of Western Australia.

Mistletoes of Western Australia is a guide to their identification, ecology, conservation, biogeography and evolution, including how they cope with fire. The book explores the relevance of mistletoes to the biodiversity of the communities in which they live, and provides information on their hosts and simple identification keys to species. Each species is described in simple terms and illustrated with a photo of the species and a map of its known distribution in Western Australia.

Featuring seven genera and 42 species, this comprehensive illustrated guide will be essential for botanists, conservationists and anyone interested in Australian flora.

Features:
  • Provides keys to all seven genera and 42 species of Western Australian mistletoes.
  • Includes descriptions and images of all Western Australian taxa, with information on hosts and distribution maps for all taxa.
  • Covers many species that also occur in the Northern Territory.
  • Features chapters on mistletoe ecology and biology.

Reviews

"This is a comprehensive guide to the identification, ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation of the colourful, diverse and ecologically important indigenous mistletoes of Western Australia." * Gardening Australia * "I consider this book to be of tremendous value, even to the non-mistletoe enthusiast." -- Peter Rogers * Growing Australian No 264 *

Acknowledgements iv
Preface v
1 Introduction
1(2)
2 Parasitic plants: an overview
3(4)
3 Reproduction
7(6)
4 Do mistletoes have roots?
13(6)
5 Host variety
19(4)
6 Do mistletoes mimic their hosts?
23(4)
7 Fire and other threats
27(4)
8 Biogeography of Western Australia's mistletoes
31(6)
9 The relevance of mistletoes
37(6)
10 Keys to mistletoe families, genera and species in Western Australia
43(6)
11 Species accounts
49(1)
Loranthaceae 50(78)
Santalaceae 128(11)
Checklist and broad distribution records of Western Australian mistletoes 139(2)
Glossary 141(2)
References and further reading 143(2)
Index 145
Tony Start is a Research Associate at the Western Australian Herbarium, specialising in mistletoes, and a former Western Australia National Parks manager. His interest in mistletoes started as a youth in Kenya and was rekindled when he realised their potential as indicators of areas with mild fire histories.

Kevin Thiele is a botanical taxonomist who has worked with many groups of Australian plants including Banksia, Viola, Hibbertia and the family Rhamnaceae. He was the head of the Western Australian Herbarium for more than a decade.