TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mokany, Karel
A1  - Adam, Paul
T1  - The biogeographical attributes of the threatened flora of New South Wales
T2  - Cunninghamia : a journal of plant ecology for eastern Australia
N2  - The geographic distribution, community distribution, taxonomy, and growth form of the flora listed as threatened under Schedules 1 and 2 of the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 were examined. The North Coast and Central Coast Botanical Divisions have the highest number of threatened plant species, with both these divisions having significantly more threatened plant species than expected. A large disparity between the east and the west of the state was found, with the eastern divisions generally containing larger numbers and higher proportions of threatened plant species than the western divisions. Rainforest, sclerophyll forest and sclerophyll woodland communities were all found to contain large numbers of threatened plant species, with woodland containing more threatened plant species than expected. Some large families and genera contain significantly more threatened plant species than expected (e.g. Myrtaceae, Proteaceae, Grevillea and Zieria), while others contain significantly fewer (e.g. Asteraceae, Poaceae and Cyperaceae). The analysis of habit showed that fewer than expected threatened plant species were herbs. Possible explanations for the apparent distribution of threatened flora are discussed.
Y1  - 2000
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/36797
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-367979
SN  - 0727-9620
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
SP  - 873
EP  - 892
ER  -