Book ID: 99469
Kitching, R.L., Richard Braithwaite and Janet Cavanaugh
Remnants of Gondwana. A Natural and social history of the Gondwana rainforests of Australia. 2010. col. illus. VIII, 351 p. 4to. Paper bd.
Contents (partly): Parks and reserves in the Gondwana rainforests / The natural environment: Rocks and landscapes / The vegetation / The flora, orchids, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians / The invertebrates: insects, crustaceans, arachnids, snails and worms / The human footprint: Fierce beauty: paradoxes of experiencing rainforest / The aboriginal values of rainforest / The conservation of the rainforests: politics and battlelines / The World Heritage nominations / Tourism and recreation / Management of the forest: pieces of the jigsaw / The value of Gondwana rainforests of Australia.