Chatham Islands Heritage & Conservation
heritage and conservation
$31.96
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1996
Summary
Revised and expanded to include up-to-date information, this new edition describes the Chatham Islands with emphasis on their geology, flora, fauna, habitats, and extinct and endangered species on land, in freshwater, and in the sea. Beginning with an introduction to the human history of the islands, this guide enumerates the many reserves and covenants that have been established to protect and conserve the islands’ heritage. The nonscientific approach makes this an easily accessible, compreh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781877257780 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1877257788 |
| Author: | Colin Miskelly |
| Publisher: | Canterbury University Press |
| Imprint: | Canterbury University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1996 |
| Weight: | 658g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 183mm x 249mm |
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About The Author
Colin Miskelly
Colin Miskelly works for the Department of Conservation in Wellington. He first visited the Chatham Islands as a volunteer with Taiko Expeditions in 1978, then undertook thesis research on snipe on Rangatira between 1983 and 1986. He has been involved with conservation work on the Chatham Islands since 1998, visiting several times a year. He was co-author of Endemic plants of the Chatham Islands and Birds of the Chatham Islands, and has published many technical articles on the ecology and conservation of Chatham Island birds.
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