The mountains of Tasmania possess an unusual alpine vegetation, largely dominated by floriferous or coniferous shrubs, and a flora with strong affinities to those of the other southern lands. There is global interest in Tasmania's spectacular biological features, as confirmed by David Attenborough's inclusion of some of its plants in a recent documentary, but no such guide for lay readers has been previously available. Bright Green and Gold offers a concise summary of the natural history of Tasmania's alpine environment, which continues to attract huge numbers of ecotourists and contains some of the most notable scenery in Australia. It celebrates this region in three ways: it provides a minimally technical account of contemporary knowledge of the ecology and plant geography of the vegetation and flora of the mountains, focusing in particular on the areas in which tree growth is absent; it provides a guide to the major plant communities of the vegetation type; and it serves as an aid to the identification of the more than 400 vascular plant species that occur in the alpine zone. Jamie Kirkpatrick joined with Georgina Davis, who has provided high-quality line drawings, and the late Peter Dombrovskis, whose 24 sumptuous photographs are a testament to his art and to the immense natural beauty of the region.
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`handy little book, which will serve several purposes with utility and distinction ... this little book deserves to be purchased by everyone with a professional and recreational concern for Tasmanian alpine plants and environments, and will prove its value as a reference and identification handbook for many years to come.' J.M.B. Smith, University of New England,
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Jamie Kirkpatrick is one of Australia's loutstanding conservation ecologists and plant geographers. He has been extremely involved in policy making for nature conservation. Peter Dombrovskis was one of Australia's most celebrated landscape photographers.
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Alpine vegetation is usually taken to be that found above the climatic limit of the growth of trees. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New South Wales, New Zealand, Central Plateau, South Australia, Ben Lomond, Mount Field, Mount Wellington, South America, New Guinea, Cradle Mountain, Pacific Islands, Southern Range, Lake Augusta, Last Glacial, Mount Anne New!
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Alpine vegetation is usually taken to be that found above the climatic limit of the growth of trees. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New South Wales, New Zealand, Central Plateau, South Australia, Ben Lomond, Mount Field, Mount Wellington, South America, New Guinea, Cradle Mountain, Pacific Islands, Southern Range, Lake Augusta, Last Glacial, Mount Anne New!
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- Vegetation of New Zealand by Peter Wardle in Back Matter
- New Zealand Alpine Plants by Alan Mark in Back Matter
- Ferns and Allied Plants of Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia by Betty D. Duncan in Back Matter
- Earth Science by Namowitz and Stone in Back Matter
- Flora of New South Wales Volume 2 by G Harden in Back Matter
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