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West Coast Walking: A Naturalist's Guide
Kerry-Jayne Wilson
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Description for West Coast Walking: A Naturalist's Guide
Paperback. Num Pages: 366 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; WNC; WSZC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
The West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island arguably boasts the greatest range of the country’s natural attractions, from the warm, temperate nikau palm forests at Karamea to the cool beech forests of Haast, from the alpine heights of Arthur’s Pass to the dramatic Paparoa coast with glaciers that descend into valleys filled with unique podocarp rainforests and pristine lakes and lagoons. This book presents an introduction to the West Coast’s physical environment, plants, and animals, and it provides a guide to the walks—short, easy paths as well as longer, more demanding trails—lakes, lagoons, and highways of the remote yet ... Read more
The West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island arguably boasts the greatest range of the country’s natural attractions, from the warm, temperate nikau palm forests at Karamea to the cool beech forests of Haast, from the alpine heights of Arthur’s Pass to the dramatic Paparoa coast with glaciers that descend into valleys filled with unique podocarp rainforests and pristine lakes and lagoons. This book presents an introduction to the West Coast’s physical environment, plants, and animals, and it provides a guide to the walks—short, easy paths as well as longer, more demanding trails—lakes, lagoons, and highways of the remote yet ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Canterbury University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
366
Place of Publication
Christchurch, New Zealand
ISBN
9781927145425
SKU
V9781927145425
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Kerry-Jayne Wilson
Kerry-Jayne Wilson is a retired ecologist and conservationist who has 40 years of experience researching and exploring New Zealand’s West Coast and is a former lecturer at Lincoln University, New Zealand. She is the author of 70 scientific publications that include two books, A Checklist to New Zealand Birds, Frogs, Reptiles, Mammals and Butterflies and the award-winning Flight of the ... Read more
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