{"product_id":"9781930665583","title":"Vegetation Of New Zealand","description":"New Zealand, with its long isolation from other lands and latitudes extending from subtropical to sub Antarctic, has a unique flora and highly diverse vegetation.\u003cp\u003eThis book is a comprehensive description of that vegetation, ranging from its origins to the major communities within which the plants exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text, supported by over 300 photographs, maps and diagrams, has made an outstanding contribution to the understanding of the biology of these islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a reprint of the volume originally published in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters 1 - 4 describe the New Zealand environment, flora and fauna. They discuss the origin, relationships, life forms and reproductive aspects of the indigenous vegetation. Chapter 5 is a synopsis of vegetation types, habitat classes and environmental processes; it also serves to define the terms that are described in the book. Chapter 6 contains an outline of the geographic divisions of the country. Chapters 7 - 9 offer expanded descriptions of plant communities, preceded, where appropriate, by information on their structure and characteristic species and genera. The concluding chapters discuss ecologic functions and processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVegetation of New Zealand is an essential book for botanists, ecologists, conservationists and others who love New Zealand's plants, animals and landscapes. There will also be a large audience outside New Zealand. Its natural vegetation is unique; because of this and the longevity of its evolutionary history, it has always attracted considerable global interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The breadth of scholarship displayed by Peter Wardle is impressive. The book as a whole is remarkably readable; testimony to that comes from this reviewer who read all 672 pages in one day and was still captivated at the end!\" Annals of Botany\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A simple title and a great achievement. This is a great book and a major achievement by the author. It will be a source book for many years to come.\" Vegetation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a magnificent successor to Cockayne's original Vegetation in New Zealand.\" Biological Conservation\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Blackburn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039688016112,"sku":"9781930665583","price":96.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781930665583_p0.jpg?v=1763637634","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781930665583","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}