The Southwest : Australia's biodiversity hotspot / Victoria Laurie.

By:

Laurie, Victoria [author.]

Material type: Text

still image
still image
cartographic image
text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781742585000

Other title:

Australia's biodiversity hotspot

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Pictorial works.

DDC classification:

333.9510994 23

LOC classification:

QH197.2 .W47 L38 2015

Contents:

Foreword / by Alex Coles -- Introduction -- 1. Perth and the Swan coastal plain -- 2. Jarrah forrest -- 3. Karri forrest -- 4. The wheatbelt -- 5. The peaks : Stirling and Porongurup Ranges -- 6. Southern coast : Albany to Esperance -- 7. The mallee -- 8. The goldfields and woodlands -- 9. Northern sandplains and Kwongan -- 10. Keeping the jewels.

Summary: This book presents, in words and photographs, the southwest region of Australia, a land triangle that encompasses a multitude of natural worlds. One third of all known Australian plant species is found growing in the southwest, and the region has been designated as 'Australia's Global Biodiversity Hotspot,' one of only 34 such hotspots in the world and the only one on the Australian continent. Driven by a passion for the country, author Victoria Laurie presents readers with the voices of scientists and others dedicated to protecting a fragile ecology that supports up to 150,000 species. Life forms and landscapes are a feature of this informative and thrilling region that has evolved with abundant biodiversity because of its isolation. This compelling book confirms the southwest of Australia as one of the most intriguing places on earth.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 5 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	State Botanical Collection	RBG	333.9510994 SOU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Ordered		RBG00021584

Scheduled to be published June 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-213) and index.

This book presents, in words and photographs, the southwest region of Australia, a land triangle that encompasses a multitude of natural worlds. One third of all known Australian plant species is found growing in the southwest, and the region has been designated as 'Australia's Global Biodiversity Hotspot,' one of only 34 such hotspots in the world and the only one on the Australian continent. Driven by a passion for the country, author Victoria Laurie presents readers with the voices of scientists and others dedicated to protecting a fragile ecology that supports up to 150,000 species. Life forms and landscapes are a feature of this informative and thrilling region that has evolved with abundant biodiversity because of its isolation. This compelling book confirms the southwest of Australia as one of the most intriguing places on earth.

Adult.