Forest trees of Tasmania.
Long Reach: (1981. reprint). Octavo, photographs, softcover. More about Forest trees of Tasmania
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The forest wars.
Carlton South: Melbourne University Press, 2007. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Australia's long-unresolved forest conflict has been the make-or-break factor in federal elections, with both parties often arguing that the four-decade-old forest conflict has no practical solution. This work proposes a forest policy for Australia, calling on individuals in... More about The forest wars
Birds and forestry.
London: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More about Birds and forestry
The rise and fall of Gunns Ltd.
Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2015. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. At its peak, Gunns Ltd had a market value of $1 billion, was listed on the ASX 200, was the largest employer in the state of Tasmania and its largest private landowner. Most of its profits came from woodchipping, mainly from clear-felled... More about The rise and fall of Gunns Ltd
The afterlife of a tree.
Warsaw: WWF, 2005. Large octavo, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations. This book adeptly describes the life after death of trees - an interesting and diverse life it turns out to be. While we humans are used to thinking about dead trees as a hazard or a waste, this book makes... More about The afterlife of a tree
Trees and forests a colour guide: biology, pathology, propagation, silviculture, surgery, biomes, ecology, conservation.
London: Manson Publishing, 2010. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs. Subject areas covered include ecology and conservation, tree anatomy and evolution, pathology, silviculture, propagation and surgery. The different chapters cover trees from various world habitats, from northern boreal and montane coniferous forests to tropical and subtropical rainforests. The book is fully... More about Trees and forests a colour guide: biology, pathology, propagation, silviculture, surgery, biomes,...
Forestry and biodiversity: learning how to sustain biodiversity.
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. As global demand for forest products increases, conserving biodiversity has become more urgent and challenging. This book advocates adaptive management - a structured approach to learning by doing - to sustain biodiversity in managed forests. It... More about Forestry and biodiversity: learning how to sustain biodiversity
Forest entomology: a global perspective.
London: John Wiley and Sons, 2011. Quarto, laminated boards, illustrations. Insects are the most abundant and diverse organisms that inhabit our planet and are found in all the world's forest ecosystems. Many feed and/or breed on parts of trees. Some perform important functions, such as pollination or break-down of dead... More about Forest entomology: a global perspective
Wild foresting: practising nature's wisdom.
Canada: New Society Publishers, 2009. Large octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. This book reconciles human-forest relationships. Place-based practices foster ecosystem restoration and community revival. They are attuned to the values and wisdom of home places, to meet human and forest needs. Wild foresting's many gifts include celebrations. More about Wild foresting: practising nature's wisdom
Mapping forestry.
Redlands: ESRI Press, 2010. Quarto, paperback, maps. Describes how Geographical information systems (GIS) software and remote sensing supports the business of forestry in today's era of economic changes, increased global competition, and diminishing resources. Foresters from the United States, Brazil, Romania, Finland, and Cambodia share how they use GIS to... More about Mapping forestry
The cutting edge: conserving wildlife in logged tropical forests.
Irvington: Columbia University Press, 2001. Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs, other illustrations. Synthesizing the body of knowledge of leading scientists and professionals in tropical forest ecology and management, this book's thirty chapters examine in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from hunted and protected habitats to invertebrates... More about The cutting edge: conserving wildlife in logged tropical forests
The Journal of Forestry and Estates Management. A monthly illustrated magazine devoted to the science and practice of arboriculture and the general management of estates, Volumes 1 and 2.
London: J. & W. Rider, 1878-1879. Octavo, Half black calf, marbled edges, illustrations, some spotting, hinge cracked on volume two. More about The Journal of Forestry and Estates Management. A monthly illustrated magazine devoted to the...
Forests of ash: an environmental history.
Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, black and white photographs, maps. WAS $40. This beautifully written book tells the story of Australia's giant eucalypt, the Mountain Ash, which is the world's tallest hardwood. Visited seasonally by indigenous people and later a site of mining and sawmilling... More about Forests of ash: an environmental history
The fate of the forest: developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (2010. second edition). Octavo, paperback, maps. The Amazon rain forest covers more than five million square kilometres, amid the territories of nine different nations. It represents over half of the planet's remaining rain forests. But is it truly in peril? And what steps are necessary... More about The fate of the forest: developers, destroyers, and defenders of the Amazon
The forest flora of New Zealand.
[Wellington]: Government Printer, 1889. Small folio, 159 uncoloured plates. Publisher's elaborately blindstamped cloth, some slight rubbing otherwise a very good copy. The smaller foolscap edition of 2000 copies. Hocken 3015. More about The forest flora of New Zealand
Into the woods: the battle for Tasmania's forests.
Collingwood: Black Inc., (2012. second edition). Octavo, paperback, map. For decades, the Tasmanian wilderness has been the site of bitter struggle. Sawmillers and police face off with protesters deep in the forest, while political games are played in the courts and parliaments. At stake is the future of old-growth forests... More about Into the woods: the battle for Tasmania's forests
Biodiversity integrating conservation and production: case studies from Australian farms, forests and fisheries.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2008. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, illustrations. Australia's experiment in community based environmental repair is unique in the world, and there has been no shortage of analysis by bureaucrats, academics and environmentalist. This collection of case studies gives us the view from ground level. As well... More about Biodiversity integrating conservation and production: case studies from Australian farms, forests...
Towards forest sustainability.
Canberra: CSIRO Publishing, 2003. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. A collection of essays by some of the world's leading forest ecologists and managers from the USA, Canada, Finland, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand. The essays describe the changes that have taken place in forest management, highlighting what has worked, what hasn't and... More about Towards forest sustainability
Conserving forest biodiversity: a comprehensive multiscaled approach.
Washington, DC: Island Press, 2002. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps, other illustrations. While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area - the "matrix" - are equally important to preserving global biodiversity and maintaining forest health. In Conserving forest... More about Conserving forest biodiversity: a comprehensive multiscaled approach
Salvage logging and its ecological consequences.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2008. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. Brings together three leading experts on forest ecology to explore a wide range of issues surrounding the practice of salvage logging. They gather and synthesize the latest research and information about its economic and ecological costs and benefits, and consider... More about Salvage logging and its ecological consequences
Temperate woodland conservation and management.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2010. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. Summarises the main discoveries, management insights and policy initiatives in the science, management and policy arenas associated with temperate woodlands in Australia. More than 60 of Australia's leading researchers, policy makers and natural resource managers have contributed to the... More about Temperate woodland conservation and management
Forest pattern and ecological process: a synthesis of 25 years of research.
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2009. Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs, colour illustrations, line drawings. A major synthesis of 25 years of intensive research about the montane ash forests of Victoria, which support the world's tallest flowering plants and several of Australia's most high profile threatened and/or endangered species. It draws... More about Forest pattern and ecological process: a synthesis of 25 years of research
Conservation of Australia's forest fauna.
Sydney: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, (2004. second edition). Quarto, paperback, black and white photographs, maps, other illustrations. WAS $60. Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. An all new, fully revised and outstanding series of papers on current issues in the conservation of forest... More about Conservation of Australia's forest fauna
Managing and conserving grassy woodlands.
Collingwood: CSIRO, 2002. Large octavo, colour illustrations, laminated boards. In eastern Australia, grassy eucalypt woodlands have been under severe pressure from agricultural development, with problems of land degradation and species decline being most severe in the cropping lands of south-eastern Australia. Managing and Conserving Grassy Woodlands describes a set of... More about Managing and conserving grassy woodlands
Recreating the country: a blueprint for the design of sustainable landscapes.
Ballarat: Australian Forest Growers, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations. A practical guide to landscape restoration, this book sets out the design principles for adding habitat and creating more ‘wildlife-friendly' properties, while at the same time integrating with traditional agricultural enterprises. More about Recreating the country: a blueprint for the design of sustainable landscapes