Pilbara Seed Atlas and Field Guide. Plant Restoration in Australia's Arid Northwest. 2016. illus. 312 p. Paper bd.

The Pilbara region in Australias arid northwest is rich in flora that is suited to extreme temperatures and boom and bust cycles of moisture availability. It is also a region important for its natural resources. In places where mining activities have finished and the land is under management for ecological restoration, there isincreasing demand for information about native plant communities and the biology of their seeds.

Pilbara Seed Atlas and Field Guide is the first book to combineseed-based rehabilitation. It describes 103 regional plant taxa and provides guidelines for effective collection, cleaning, storage and germination of their seeds. It addresses issues such as timing of collection, quality and viability of seed, and dormancy release,which are essential for successful restoration programs. With photographs to portray the subtle differences and unique features of each species biology, this book will be of great useto practitioners in the field, including environmental consultants,rehabilitation companies, commercial seed collectors and government authorities, as well as naturalists and peopleinterested in growing the Pilbaras remarkable plants.

CONTENTS: Foreword from BHP Billiton Iron Ore/ Foreword/Contributing authors/ Acknowledgements/ Chapter 1: Introduction to plant diversity of the Pilbara/ Chapter 2: Seed collection,cleaning, and storage procedures/ Chapter 3: Seed dormancy and germination of arid zone species/ Chapter 4: A systematic approach to seed management for restoration/ Chapter 5: An atlas to the plants and seeds of the Pilbara region / Appendix A: Seed dormancy class and suggested dormancy alleviating pre-treatments/ Appendix B: Preparation of smoke water and application of aerosol smoke for use as a seed pre-treatment/Appendix C: Checklist of vascular plants in the Pilbara Bioregion/ Glossary/ Index.