Daintree: Where The Rainforest Meets The Reef
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
At the remote northern tip of Queensland, Australia, lies one of the world's most extraordinary natural intersections — a place where the ancient Daintree Rainforest, the oldest tropical rainforest on Earth, tumbles dramatically down to meet the Great Barrier Reef, the planet's largest coral ecosystem. Daintree: Where the Rainforest Meets the Reef chronicles this breathtaking wilderness through the lens of celebrated photographers Leo Meier and Cliff & Dawn Frith, whose stunning imagery captures the raw, untamed beauty of a landscape teeming with rare and ancient flora and fauna. Rupert Russell's authoritative narrative guides the reader through this UNESCO World Heritage-listed region, illuminating its ecological significance, its Indigenous Kuku Yalanji heritage, and the extraordinary biodiversity that makes it unlike anywhere else on the planet. This is more than a coffee-table book — it is a passionate and eloquent argument for the preservation of one of Australia's most treasured natural wonders. Russell's prose balances scientific insight with lyrical reverence, presenting the Daintree not merely as a geographic curiosity but as a living, breathing testament to the power of nature's complexity. The photography, rich in detail and atmosphere, draws the eye into shadowed creek beds, vine-draped canopies, and sun-dappled coral shores, leaving the reader with an urgent and enduring curiosity about what further secrets this ancient world still holds.
Author: Rupert Russell
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
At the remote northern tip of Queensland, Australia, lies one of the world's most extraordinary natural intersections — a place where the ancient Daintree Rainforest, the oldest tropical rainforest on Earth, tumbles dramatically down to meet the Great Barrier Reef, the planet's largest coral ecosystem. Daintree: Where the Rainforest Meets the Reef chronicles this breathtaking wilderness through the lens of celebrated photographers Leo Meier and Cliff & Dawn Frith, whose stunning imagery captures the raw, untamed beauty of a landscape teeming with rare and ancient flora and fauna. Rupert Russell's authoritative narrative guides the reader through this UNESCO World Heritage-listed region, illuminating its ecological significance, its Indigenous Kuku Yalanji heritage, and the extraordinary biodiversity that makes it unlike anywhere else on the planet. This is more than a coffee-table book — it is a passionate and eloquent argument for the preservation of one of Australia's most treasured natural wonders. Russell's prose balances scientific insight with lyrical reverence, presenting the Daintree not merely as a geographic curiosity but as a living, breathing testament to the power of nature's complexity. The photography, rich in detail and atmosphere, draws the eye into shadowed creek beds, vine-draped canopies, and sun-dappled coral shores, leaving the reader with an urgent and enduring curiosity about what further secrets this ancient world still holds.