Australian Alps Kosciuszko Namadgi National Parks
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Australian Alps Kosciuszko Alpine and Namadgi National Parks By Dierdre Slattery
Kosciuszko, Namadgi and Alpine National Parks
Australian Alps is a fascinating guide to Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks. It introduces the reader to Australia’s highest mountains, their climate, geology and soils, plants and animals and their human history. It traces the long-running conflicts between successive users of the mountains and explores the difficulties in managing the land for nature conservation.
The book gives credit to little-known or understood stories of the people who have worked to establish better understanding of the Alps, especially their vital role as the major water catchments for south-eastern Australia. This new edition updates many themes, including the involvement of Aboriginal people in the region, catchment function and condition, pest plants and animals, fire and the issue of climate change.
Written by a specialist with over 25 years’ experience in community education in and about the Australian Alps National Parks, this new edition features many excellent natural history and historical photographs. Ideal as support information for field trips, it will make a wonderful memento of an alpine visit.
This book acts as a detailed companion to park interpretive material and to topic-specific field guides: it caters for readers who want a broad overview of areas of interest they will come across in a visit to the mountains.
Additional product information
ISBN: | 9781486301713 |
Size: | 245mm X 170mm. |
Pages: | 320 pages. |
Publication Date: | Late 2015. |
Images (Colour or Mono) | Full colour. |
Author and/or publisher | Deirdre Slattery. (CSIRO Publishing). |
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