Australia's Wilderness Heritage: World Heritage Areas & Flora And Fauna
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Worn
Pages: Good
Few nations on Earth can claim a natural legacy as vast, diverse, and untamed as Australia's — a continent where ancient landscapes cradle ecosystems found nowhere else on the planet. Australia's Wilderness Heritage is a magnificent two-volume set that chronicles the continent's most precious protected landscapes and the extraordinary biodiversity they shelter, presenting the UNESCO-listed World Heritage Areas alongside a comprehensive survey of Australia's remarkable flora and fauna. The first volume maps the grand theatre of these protected wildernesses — from the primordial rainforests of Queensland's Wet Tropics to the haunting red heart of Uluru — while the second volume catalogues the remarkable plants and animals that have evolved in splendid isolation over millennia. Together, the volumes construct a portrait of a continent at once ancient and fragile. Rich in stunning photography and authoritative natural history writing, this landmark publication argues powerfully for the irreplaceable value of Australia's wild places, presenting their geological grandeur and ecological complexity with reverence and precision. The breadth of its scope — spanning World Heritage designation, endemic species, and conservation significance — makes it an essential reference for naturalists, conservationists, and armchair explorers alike. For those who have stood at the edge of an Australian wilderness and felt the deep, wordless pull of the ancient land, this is the volume that finally gives that feeling its full and proper voice.
Author: -
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Weldon
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Worn
Pages: Good
Few nations on Earth can claim a natural legacy as vast, diverse, and untamed as Australia's — a continent where ancient landscapes cradle ecosystems found nowhere else on the planet. Australia's Wilderness Heritage is a magnificent two-volume set that chronicles the continent's most precious protected landscapes and the extraordinary biodiversity they shelter, presenting the UNESCO-listed World Heritage Areas alongside a comprehensive survey of Australia's remarkable flora and fauna. The first volume maps the grand theatre of these protected wildernesses — from the primordial rainforests of Queensland's Wet Tropics to the haunting red heart of Uluru — while the second volume catalogues the remarkable plants and animals that have evolved in splendid isolation over millennia. Together, the volumes construct a portrait of a continent at once ancient and fragile. Rich in stunning photography and authoritative natural history writing, this landmark publication argues powerfully for the irreplaceable value of Australia's wild places, presenting their geological grandeur and ecological complexity with reverence and precision. The breadth of its scope — spanning World Heritage designation, endemic species, and conservation significance — makes it an essential reference for naturalists, conservationists, and armchair explorers alike. For those who have stood at the edge of an Australian wilderness and felt the deep, wordless pull of the ancient land, this is the volume that finally gives that feeling its full and proper voice.