Australian Rainforests

by Paul Adam

Book Overview

Once the dominant vegetation type of the entire continent, the Australian rainforests have shrunk over many millions of years to their present limited size. However the forests and their history continue to hold valuable lessons for biogeographers and environmentalists. This book gives a general account of the Australian rainforests: their composition and location, and how their present distribution has evolved. The author's aim is to provide a broad,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198542232
• ISBN13: 9780198542230
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 10.0"