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Title Remnants of Gondwana : a natural and social history of the Gondwana rainforests of Australia / editors: Roger Kitching, Richard Braithwaite and Janet Cavanaugh
Published Baulkham Hills, N.S.W. : Surrey Beatty & Sons, 2010

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Description x, 351 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), portraits ; 27 cm
Contents Preface / Peter Garrett -- 1. The Gondwana rainforests of Australia: introduction / Roger Kitching, Richard W. Braithwaite, Janet Cavanaugh -- PART 1. Parks and reserves in the Gondwana rainforests. Introduction / Janet Cavanaugh -- 2. The main range / Cathie Duff Masters -- 3. The Focal Peak group / John Hunter -- 4. The Tweed Caldera group / Bill McDonald -- 5. The coastal forests / Jessica Grantley -- 6. The Washpool and Gibraltar Range / Katherine Harrison, Janet Cavanaugh -- 7. The New England group / Peter Metcalfe, Peter Higgins -- 8. The Hastings-Macleay sites / Harry Creamer -- 9. The Barrington Tops / Ian Brown --
PART 2. The natural environment. Introduction / Roger Kitching -- 10. Rocks and landscapes / Cliff Ollier -- 11. The vegetation / Bill McDonald, John Hunter -- 12. The flora / Alex Floyd -- 13. The orchids / Peter Metcalfe -- 14. The mammals / Ross Goldingay, Peter O'Reilly -- 15. The birds / Peter Metcalfe -- 16. The reptiles / Terry Reis -- 17. The amphibians / Michael Mahony -- 18. The invertebrates: insects, crustaceans, arachnids, snails and worms / Geoff Williams, Dan Bickel --
PART 3. The human footprint. Introduction / Richard Braithwaite -- 19. Fierce beauty: paradoxes of experiencing rainforest / Richard Braithwaite -- 20. The Aboriginal values of rainforest / Susan McIntyre-Conway, Ysola Best, Barbara Fahey -- 21. The last 200 years: a European history / Kathryn Tafts -- 22. The conservation of the rainforests: politics and battlelines / Janet Cavanaugh -- 23. The World Heritage nominations / Janet Cavanaugh, Peter Ogilvie, Paul Adam -- 24. Torism and recreation / Ralf Buckley -- 25. Management of the forest: pieces of the jigsaw / Mike Rowland, Chris Mitchell -- 26. The value of Gondwana rainforests of Australia / Richard Braithwaite, Roger Kitching, Janet Cavanaugh
Summary The rainforests of Australia cover only 4% of Australia's land mass but contain 50% of Australia's plant and animals life. This superb synthesis of these Heritage listed forests covers all aspects of conservation, plant and animal biology, and cultural significance. The World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests of Australia represent the major remaining areas of rainforest in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales. The property as described on the World Heritage List formally comprises parts of 27 national parks, 7 nature reserves and several other Crown reserves, located between Brisbane (in Queensland) and Newcastle (in New South Wales)
Analysis Earth sciences (Australia)
Environmental studies (Australia)
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Natural history -- Australia.
Rain forests -- Australia.
SUBJECT Gondwana (Continent) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85055849
Author Braithwaite, R. W. (Richard W.)
Cavanaugh, Janet
Kitching, R. L. (Roger Laurence), 1945-
ISBN 9780980311358 (paperback)
Other Titles Natural and social history of the Gondwana rainforests of Australia