The Nature of Northern Australia: its natural values, ecological processes and future prospects

Northern Australia stands out as one of the largest natural areas remaining on Earth- alongside such global treasures as the Amazon rainforests, the boreal conifer forests of Alaska and Canada, and the polar wilderness of Antarctica. Nature remains in abundance in ‘the North.’ Its intact tropical sa...

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Main Authors: Woinarski, John, Mackey, Brendan, Nix, Henry, Traill, Barry
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Language:English
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33683
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