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Author Bayly, Ian A. E. (Ian Albert Edgar)

Title Rock of ages : human use and natural history of Australian granites / Ian Bayly
Published Nedlands, W.A. : Tuart House, 1999

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'BOOL  551.850994 Bay/Roa  AVAILABLE
 MELB  551.850994 Bay/Roa  AVAILABLE
Description x, 132 pages : color illustrations, map ; 30 cm
Contents 1. Origin, age and distribution of granites -- 2. Use of rock removed from the outcrop -- 3. Water harvesting: walls and reservoirs -- 4. Gnammas -- 5. Life in rain-filled gnammas -- 6. Lichens, mosses and herbs -- 7. Life in seepages from moss swards and herbfields -- 8. Shrubs and trees -- 9. Terrestrial animals -- 10. Aesthetics and recreation -- 11. The future: conservation
Summary Granite landforms have fascinated people the world over from the earliest of times. This book provides an engaging account of the history, biology, beauty and recreational potential of Australian granite landscapes
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 125-126
Subject Human ecology -- Australia.
Granite outcrops -- Australia.
Biotic communities -- Australia.
LC no. 00361018
ISBN 1876268190 :
1876268298 (paperback)