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Wild Rivers: Disovering the Natural History of the Central South Island
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Wild Rivers: Disovering the Natural History of the Central South Island
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Brian Patrick
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By (author) Neville Peat
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:144 | Dimensions(mm): Height 292,Width 203 |
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Category/Genre | Pets and the Natural World |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781877276156
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Classifications | Dewey:508.937 |
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Illustrations |
colour photos; colour photos
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Otago University Press
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Imprint |
Otago University Press
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Publication Date |
1 January 2001 |
Publication Country |
New Zealand
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Description
Numerous colour photographs and narrative descriptions create a portrait of the geography of the Central South Island. Chapters describe the glaciers of the area, the mountains, the rivers, the ranges, the highest peaks, and conservation concerns. The wildlife of the area is prominently featured.
Author Biography
Brian Patrick is the co-author of several books on natural history and invertebrates, including Wild Central and Wild Fiordland (with Neville Peat), Butterflies of the South Pacific (with Hamish Patrick) and Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand (with Brian Parkinson). He has worked for the Department of Conservation, New Zealand, as a senior manager in museums, and now works as a scientist in an ecological consultancy in Christchurch. Neville Peat is an award-winning New Zealand nature writer and biographer. His books also cover genres such as history, geography and the environment. The original edition of Wild Dunedin won the inaugural Montana New Zealand Book Awards Natural Heritage Category in 1996. In 2007 he was awarded New Zealands largest literary prize, the Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers Fellowship, for a book about the Tasman Sea. He lives on the Otago Peninsula, handy to albatrosses, penguins and sea lions.
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