Forests of ash : an environmental history / Tom Griffiths.
Forests of ash : an environmental history / Tom Griffiths.
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Date
2001.
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333.75099/3 , 333.75099
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 227 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Continent of fire -- Co-evolution: a tall forest story / Ken Walker -- 2. Tall trees -- Ash and ants / Allan L. Yen -- 3. 'Improving' -- Lyrebird / Rory O'Brien -- 4. Crossing the Blacks' Spur -- Coranderrk calendar / Lindy Allen -- 5. Mining -- Gems in the forest / Bill Birch -- 6. Timber tramwa...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
This book tells the story of the giant eucalypt, the Mountain Ash, which grows in the north and east of Melbourne. A single tree can reach a height of 120 feet in 20 years, making it the worlds tallest hardwood.
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Forests of ash : an environmental history / Tom Griffiths.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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333.75099/3 , 333.75099
Record Identifier
74VvQ7GRv6jO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvQ7GRv6jO
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ISBN
0521812860 (cased)
9780521012348 (pbk.)
0521012341 (pbk.)
9780521812863 (cased)
DDC
333.75099
MMS ID
991014488719702626
