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Autore |
Giblett Rodney James |
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Black swan lake : life of a wetland / / Rod Giblett |
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Bristol [England] ; ; Chicago, : Intellect, 2013 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Wetland conservation - Australia - Western Australia |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical referenced. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Wetlands calendar -- pt. 2. The downflow. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Tracing the life of the plants and animals of Forrest dale Lake through the six seasons of the local indigenous people, the first part of Black Swan Lake presents a wetlands calendar over a yearly cycle of the rising, falling and drying waters of this internationally important wetland in south-western Australia. The second part of this book considers issues and explores themes from the first part, including a cultural history of the seasons and the black swan. Black Swan Lake is a book of nature writing and environmental history and philosophy arising from living in a particular place with oth |
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