Australian Alps : Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Slattery, Deirdre.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National parks and reserves--Australia.

National parks and reserves.

Mountain ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

An illustrated guide to the remarkable ecology and history of the Australian Alps National Parks.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Foreword

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Cultural sensitivity warning

1: Australia’s Alps – the Brindabellas, the Snowy Mountains and Victoria’s High Country

The Australian Alps National Parks

The Alps: their physical features

The Australian Alps: important for the nation and the world

Significance of the Australian Alps

Past and future for the Alps

2: Alpine weather and climate

Features of alpine climates

Past climates

3: The shape of the Alps – geology, landform and soil

Special features of the Australian Alps

How were the Alps formed?

The shape of the land

Glacial landforms

Limestone landforms

Weathering and erosion

4: Alpine vegetation – what grows where?

Going up the mountain

The subalpine zone

Above the treeline: looking around the alpine zone

Where did our alpine vegetation come from?

How do plants live in the alpine zone? Generated by AI.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

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ISBN:

9781486318865

148631886X

OCLC:

1514630737