Glossary
Annuals These are plants that produce seed and die in 1 year or less. They usually produce quantities of seed that are easily dispersed.	back
Herb A plant that has no woody parts.	Back
Biennials Live for 2 years, setting seed in the second year.	Back
Perennials Live at least 3 years.	back
Understorey Layer of plants under tree canopy.	Back
Geophytes Plants with underground dormant parts, such as tubers, bulbs, or rhizome,	back
Firebreak An open space, where there is little natural fuel to burn, which is used to stop the spread of wildfire.	Back
Woody Plants with hard tissue in their stem, usually bushes, trees, and large vines.	Back
Seed-Head The outer tip of a plant that has many seeds arranged close together.	Back
Viable Capable of giving or maintaining life.	Back
Propagate To increase the number of plants (or animals) from parent stock.	back
Annually Each year.	Back
Layering When a shoot is laid onto soil to encourage root growth, and another independent plant is formed.	Back
Cutting Growing a new plant by placing a stem or leaf into soil so that roots are formed. The plant produced is a clone, genetically identical to the parent plant.	Back
Root Division Growing a new plant by using part of root material, such as rhizome, bulb, or stolons.	Back
Herbicides Certain chemical compounds that are able to kill herbs.	Back
Infestation When disease or pest takes over, covers or swarm about an area, or organism.	Back
Regrowth To grow once again after grazing, fire or other damage or disturbance.	Back
Rootstock Parts of plant, which grow beneath the soil, that the plant is able to regenerate or regrow from.	Back
Recolonise When plants or animals natural to the area but since absent, return to live and grow.	Back
Diversity Different kinds or variety.	Back
Woody-Fruits Wooden seed covers, for example, Banksia cones or gum nuts.	Back
Ash-Bed Effect Scientists have found that after fire there is at least 10 times the amount of nutrients: calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus than in normal leaf-litter.	Back
Ecological Relating to the way animals and plants interact with each other and their environment.
canopy Upper layer of vegetation foliage.
Sustainable Something that endures, keeps going, or is maintained, especially for a long time.
Species Diversity A variety of many kinds of different living organisms.
Mosaic A pattern in vegetation age that is produced when a reserve is burnt in numerous small sections.
Organic Matter Whole or parts of something that was or is living.	Back
Mycorrhizae Association of fungi hyphae (roots) with plant roots.	Back
Germinate To sprout and grow shoots.	Back
Indigenous Belonging naturally to that region.	Back
Spores The reproductive parts of funghi, equivalent to seeds, pollen of plants, and eggs and sperm of animals.	Back
Hyphae Thread-like cells of fungi.	Back
Cap The top, umbrella shaped part of the mushroom.	Back
Digest To break down in order to use the nutrients or energy contained within the parts.	Back
Genus Groups of species linked by similar characteristic.	Back
Gills Part of Agaric fungi, below the cap, which is shaped like vertical plates, where spores are released.	Back
Cortinar Thin membrane which protects the gills of some young Agaric species.	Back
Tissue Mass of same kinds of cells in animals or plants.	Back
Pores Opening in surface of a tunnel shaped passage or vessel.	Back
Porous Full of holes or pores.	Back
Antennae This is the jointed feeler on the head of various arthropods. They are most developed in insects, and moths in particular. As moths are active at night, they must rely on the sense of touch through their antenna.	Back
Colonies A group of the same species living and working together, for the good of the colony.	Back
Sterile Unable to reproduce, unable to have eggs.	Back
Arthropods This is a large group of invertebrate animals that includes insects, millipedes, spiders. and insects.	Back
Exoskeleton An outside skeleton that holds and protects their internal organs for example, a lobster has an exoskeleton. Humans have an endoskeleton, which is an inside skeleton, with our organs held in by our skin.	Back
Moult To shed old feathers, skin or shell to allow new growth.	Back
Abundance The number or presence of living things.	Back
Tadpoles Water bound larva of frog or toad, from the time it leaves the egg, until it loses it's gills and tail.	Back
Inundated A flood, when land is convered with water, and becomes a swamp.	Back
Spawn The term given to the collection of eggs of fish, frogs, and so on, and the act of depositing them.	Back
Fertilise Union of male and female reproductive cells to form new life.	Back
Gills The organ used for breathing in aquatic animals. It is usually an external part of the animal, which is rich in blood vessels. Water is pumped over the gills, over the blood vessels, in order to extract dissolved oxygen, and released carbon dioxide.	Back
Stomata Small opening or pore on leaf through which passes oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water. (Stoma is the singular.)	Back