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The jarrah plant

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The Jarrah Forest

Part of the book series: Geobotany ((GEOB,volume 13))

Abstract

Because jarrah is the dominant tree on the lateritic gravels of the Northern Jarrah Forest (Chapter 1) aspects of its biology are considered in this chapter. Some of the morphological, botanical and timber characteristics are described, and the seasonal growth of the major organs is discussed, followed by sections on reproduction, growth and mortality. Further data are available in Abbott & Loneragan (1986).

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  1. School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, 6150, Western Australia, Australia

    B. Dell

  2. 1327 Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo, 6065, Western Australia, Australia

    J. J. Havel

  3. Division of Forestry and Forest Products, CSIRO, Wembley, 6014, Western Australia, Australia

    N. Malajczuk

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Abbott, I., Dell, B., Loneragan, O. (1989). The jarrah plant. In: Dell, B., Havel, J.J., Malajczuk, N. (eds) The Jarrah Forest. Geobotany, vol 13. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3111-4_4

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