Ocean Shores to Desert Dunes : The Native Vegetation of New South Wales and the ACT

Ocean Shores to Desert Dunes : The Native Vegetation of New South Wales and the ACT
ISBN: 9781741379204
Publication Date: 1 June 2006

Ocean Shores to Desert Dunes is an award-winning book that takes the reader on a journey through the landscapes of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, describing the 12 broad formations - or types - of vegetation, and 99 vegetation classes.

Each vegetation class is comprehensively described, including where each occurs and why, interesting aspects of its ecology, evolution, history and development, as well as current conservation and management challenges. This spectacularly illustrated book includes more than 100 maps and 400 colour photographs, species lists for each of the vegetation classes, and extensive botanical and general indexes.

Ocean Shores to Desert Dunes is the perfect companion to the many plant identification guides currently available, and is based on a significant new state-wide map and vegetation classification by the author.

About the Author

David Keith has been a research scientist in the Biodiversity Research Group of the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (now the Department of Environment and Conservation) for more than 15 years, and completed his doctorate in ecology at the University of Sydney. He is a long serving vice-president of the Ecological Society of Australia, and a member of the NSW Scientific Committee. His research on the effects of disturbances, such as fire and grazing, on vegetation dynamics as well as his studies in threatened species conservation, and surveys, classification and mapping of the south-east forests of New South Wales are very highly regarded. He has published more than 50 scientific articles, as well as reviewed and edited several journals and books on the ecology and conservation of native vegetation.