Download or read book Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area Tour Guide Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this handbook is provide tour guides and interested others with information to aid the delivery of interperative information located as visitor sites within the wet tropics rainforests. There are more than 100 visitor sites in the wet tropics and this handbook provides site-specific information for 27 sites with high and low visitation. Additional information provided in the handbook succinctly explains the reasons for World Heritage lising, the evolution and geological formation of the wet tropics, the criteria for a rainforest to be a rainforest, information for tour guides, information on the nasties to be aware of, and an explanation of the benefits of ecotourism."--Introduction.
Download or read book Walks Tracks and Trails of Queensland s Tropics written by Derrick Stone and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queensland’s tropics provide numerous environments for enjoyable walking: lush rainforests, cloud-shrouded mountains, extinct volcanoes, savanna woodlands, and magnificent beaches on the coast and Great Barrier Reef islands. This book brings together more than 150 of the best walks, tracks or trails in Queensland’s tropics, located within the coastal strip between Rockhampton and Cooktown. Walks vary from short boardwalk strolls in the lowland rainforests of Daintree National Park to 4-6 day hiking and camping trips on Hinchinbrook Island. Other routes follow old gold miners’ and forestry tracks or coaching routes or feature historical sites, rivers, lagoons, geological and geographical formations or much earlier Aboriginal communication tracks where Dreamtime stories add a further dimension. Man-made environments of abandoned gold towns, heritage riverfronts, Art Deco streetscapes and Second World War installations also feature. Most routes are best completed during the ‘Dry’ season (May to October) and walked by moderately fit individuals. Most do not require specialist navigation or bushcraft skills. Walks, Tracks and Trails of Queensland’s Tropics highlights the best the region has to offer. Easy-to-interpret maps are included to help you navigate, and the book’s size makes it convenient to carry in the backpack.
Download or read book Repairing the Rainforest written by Stephen P. Goosem and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wet Tropics Management Authority and Biotropica Pty Ltd are delighted to present Repairing the Rainforest 2nd Edition, co-authored by Dr Steve Goosem and Nigel Tucker. The updated edition of the book maintains the essence of the hugely popular first edition published in 1995 by providing a practical guide to rainforest re-establishment whilst also delving into the principles behind the practice. Focusing primarily on the Wet Tropics region of Australia, Repairing the Rainforest highlights key ecological principles for restoring rainforest biodiversity and function. These include, among others, the vital role of animal seed-dispersers in rainforests and the traits of plants that help or hinder their dispersal. The book is a must for individuals and organisations involved in land care and rehabilitation of tropical forests. It is an informative hand book that provides valuable insight into the intriguing forests of the Wet Tropics and their successful restoration.
Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Forest Ecology written by Kelvin S.-H. Peh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive handbook provides a unique resource covering all aspects of forest ecology from a global perspective. It covers both natural and managed forests, from boreal, temperate, sub-tropical and tropical regions of the world. The book is divided into seven parts, addressing the following themes: forest types forest dynamics forest flora and fauna energy and nutrients forest conservation and management forests and climate change human impacts on forest ecology. While each chapter can stand alone as a suitable resource for a lecture or seminar, the complete book provides an essential reference text for a wide range of students of ecology, environmental science, forestry, geography and natural resource management. Contributors include leading authorities from all parts of the world.
Download or read book Birds Wet Tropics of Queensland and Great Barrier Reef written by Lloyd Nielsen and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Covers the bird-rich Wet Tropics of Queensland from Townsville to Cooktown. 2 An illustrated guide to all birds occurring in Queensland's Wet Tropics. 3. Detailed illustrated section to easily separate closely related species. 4. Current status and ranges of all species occurring in Queensland's Wet Tropics. 5. Best birding areas. 6. Profusely illustrated with the author's paintings.
Download or read book Handbook of Catchment Management written by Robert C. Ferrier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-09-11 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the fundamental requirement for aninterdisciplinary catchment based approach to managing andprotecting water resources that crucially includes anunderstanding of land use and its management. In thisapproach the hydrological cycle links mountains to the sea, andecosystems in rivers, groundwaters, lakes, wetlands, estuaries andcoasts forming an essential continuum directly influenced by humanactivity. The book provides a synthesis of current and future thinking incatchment management, and shows how the specific problems thatarise in water use policy can be addressed within the context of anintegrated approach to management. The book is written for advancedstudents, researchers, fellow academics and water sectorprofessionals such as planners and regulators. The intention is tohighlight examples and case studies that have resonance not onlywithin natural sciences and engineering but with academicsin other fields such as socio-economics, law and policy.
Download or read book The World Commission on Protected Areas 2nd Southeast Asia Regional Forum Pakse Lao PDR 6 11 December 1999 Papers presented written by IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. Southeast Asia Regional Forum and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Australian Outback written by Scott Forbes and published by Discovery Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the arid bush of the Australian interior to the lush rain forests of Queensland and the vibrant sea life of the Great Barrier Reef.
Download or read book Adventure Tourism written by R. Buckley and published by CABI. This book was released on 2006-10-24 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventure tourism is a new, rapidly growing area at both practical and academic levels. Written at an introductory level, Adventure Tourism provides a basic background and covers commercial adventure tourism products across a range of adventure tourism sectors.
Download or read book Tropical Rainforest written by Stanley Breeden and published by Steve Parish. This book was released on 1999 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to Australian rainforests. Presented in five parts - Queensland's wet tropics, how the rainforest works, into the rainforests, saving the rainforests, and a section on enjoying the rainforests, which includes a destination guide with maps. Looks at climate and seasons, biological diversity, regrowth and succession, chemical warfare, nightlife, waterfalls, and fire and rain. Includes full-colour photos and index. Author/photographer has written and photographed several books previously including 'Visions of a Rainforest', winner of the C J Dennis Award for natural history writing, and 'Sharing Culture: Uluru'.
Download or read book International Tourism and Hospitality in the Digital Age written by Kumar, Suresh and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourism is one of the most rapidly evolving industries of the twenty-first century. The economy of many countries all over the world depends on their ability to attract visitors and maintain a distinct edge in a highly competitive market. International Tourism and Hospitality in the Digital Age brings together the best practices for growth, development, and strategic management within the tourism and hospitality industries. Highlighting comparative research that explores the cross-cultural contexts and societal implications of tourism, this book is an essential resource for professionals, researchers, academics, and students interested in a contemporary approach to promoting, managing, and maximizing profitability of leisure and recreation services.
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Download or read book Stinging Trees and Wait a Whiles written by William Laurance and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biologist records the time he spent in a remote area of Australia's tropical rainforest, and his run-ins with plant, animal, and human species alike. Photos and illustrations.
Download or read book Queensland the Great Barrier Reef written by Charles Rawlings-Way and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best-selling guide to Queensland; New specialist feature on the environmental issues facing the reef; Includes a Your Reef Trip planning feature, with a new full-colour map.
Download or read book Ecosystem Guides Ocean Surfaces of Australasia written by Damon Ramsey and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide helps you understand the largest of all ecosystems, the open seas and oceans with a focus on Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand. The book begins with an overview of Oceanography, from the creation of storms and swells, to why the water is blue. The book concludes with a look at the human exploration of our largest habitat - the open ocean.
Download or read book Handbook of Cumulative Impact Assessment written by Jill A.E. Blakley and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important Handbook is an essential guide to the state-of-the-art concepts, debates and innovative practices in the field of cumulative impact assessment. It helps to strengthen the foundations of this challenging field, identify key issues demanding solutions and summarize recent trends in forward progress, particularly through the use of illustrative case examples.
Download or read book Rocks Landscapes and Resources of the Wet Tropics written by Bernd Lottermoser and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
