Cover

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Ecology and biology of plants of the west coast

The Western Australian coast

Conservation planning

The Perth coast

The Swan Coastal Plain

Dunes

Plants as storytellers of geomorphology

Coastal dune geomorphology

Blowouts

How plants adapt to life on the coast

Seed dispersal

Plants that colonise without seeds

Rapid growth rates and early maturing in dune plants

Dune species are nutrient limited

Coping with salt, high wind and alkaline soils

Coping with fire

Part 2: Ecological restoration of coastal dune vegetation

Ecological restoration

Developing a coastal ecological restoration program

Planning

Defining a reference system

Monitoring and evaluation

Restoration planning

The restoration toolkit

Site and erosion stabilisation

Plant protection devices

Interception and sand-capture fencing

Soil-stabilising materials

Matting

Brushing

Seed collection, storage and use in restoration

The seed caveat for Australian species

Sourcing seed; seed collection

Cleaning and sorting to optimise viable seed

Impact of provenance on genetic values of wild populations

Smoke techniques for restoration of native Australian species

Identification of a potent germination chemical in smoke

The germination environment

Sowing coastal spinifex seed

Seed sowing

Seed banking

Classifying seed dormancy in coastal species

Is the seed of my coastal species dormant?

Species with intractable germination

Viability adjusted germination (VAG)

Direct seeding (broadcast seeding)

Cutting propagation

Plant division

Part 3: Biogeography of coastal plants in the Perth region

Coastal weeds

Why are weeds so prevalent in coastal ecosystems?

Part 4: Species guide

Appendix:Coastal plants on which butterflies or sun-moths breed

Index