Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Tasmanian wilderness, world heritage values, edited by S.J. Smith and M.R. Banks

Label
Tasmanian wilderness, world heritage values, edited by S.J. Smith and M.R. Banks
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Bibliography: p. 172-196
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Tasmanian wilderness
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
edited by S.J. Smith and M.R. Banks
Sub title
world heritage values
Table Of Contents
Wilderness and history -- Physical environment: geology, geomorphology and soils -- Karst resources and cave biology -- Past environments and Gondwana connection -- Pleistocene archaeology -- Holocene Aboriginal settlement patterns -- Historic heritage -- Alpine ecosystems -- Rainforest -- Flora and fauna of the sclerophyll ecosystems -- Buttongrass moorland ecosystems -- Fauna and flora of the lakes and tarns -- Streams and rivers -- the biological sgnificance of coastline in the roaring forties latitudes -- Threatened, rare and localised plants and animals: an overivew -- Management of natural and cultural values and presentation to visitors -- Significance to Tasmanian Aborigines -- The limites of cost-benefit analysis when applied to wilderness assets: a review coordinators and contributors -- References and bibliography -- Illustrations -- Colour plates
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