| Description |
ix, 134 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Meridian : Australian geographical perspectives |
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Meridian, Australian geographical perspectives
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding the distribution of species and ecosystems -- 3. Glaciers and Aborigines -- 4. Bush destruction and the creation of cultural vegetation -- 5. The impact of forest use -- 6. Fire -- 7. The invaders -- 8. Conserving the bush -- 9. Saving threatened plants -- 10. The future of Australia's vegetation and flora -- References and further reading -- Index |
| Summary |
Have you ever wondered why the bush you love is changing or disappearing? How did it become the way it is? How can you help it have a future? This new edition of "A Continent Transformed" provides a readable, entertaining and scientifically-grounded account of the fate of the Australian bush since the arrival of the Aborigines more than 40,000 years ago. The past, present, and future interactions between the bush (and its native plant species) and farmers, foresters, gardeners, bushwalkers, pyromaniacs and introduced organisms are the subject of this book. While the book includes a thorough appraisal of the harm that has often arisen from human impact, it nevertheless has a positive framework. Creative strategies for ensuring the future of Australia's bush are presented for all the interactions discussed and these possibilities range from the local to the cosmic. This is a fully revised and updated version of the original text of "A Continent Transformed: Human Impact on the Natural Vegetation of Australia" with new chapters on the recovery of threatened species and future of the bush |
| Analysis |
Biodiversity |
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Bushfires |
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Ecosystems |
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Environmental impact |
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Human ecology |
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Native plants |
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Plant conservation |
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Vegetation |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [123]-127) and index |
| Subject |
Human ecology -- Australia.
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Natural resources -- Australia.
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Plant diversity -- Australia.
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Plant ecology -- Australia.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Australia.
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Vegetation dynamics -- Australia.
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| LC no. |
2004303061 |
| ISBN |
0195510348 |
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