Alpine Tasmania: An illustrated guide to the flora and vegetation

A concise summary of the natural history of the Tasmanian alpine environment. The mountains of Tasmania possess an unusual alpine vegetation, largely dominated by floriferous or coniferous shrubs, and a flora with strong affinities to those of other southern lands (although many species are confined to Tasmania). The book offers an account of the ecology and plant geography of the vegetation and flora, focusing on those areas in which tree growth is absent. It provides a guide to the major plant communities of the vegetation type and serves as an aid to the identification of the vascular plant species of the alpine zone, which number more than 400. With colour photographs by Peter Dombrovskis.

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1997
Book Condition: Very good softcover with minor surface, edge wear and creasing to front cover outer corners. Some minor marks from insects on the bottom edge of the book. Previous owner’s name on the top of the half-title page. The main text remains clean and unmarked.