New Zealand alpine flora : a photographic celebration / by Rebecca Bowater.

By:

Bowater, Rebecca [photographer.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: [Nelson, New Zealand] Real NZ Books 2020Description: 223 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 x 29 cmISBN:

9780995143333
0995143331

Subject(s):

Mountain plants -- New Zealand -- South Island -- Pictorial works

DDC classification:

581.75380993 23

Summary: "The alpine zone is usually defined as the area on a mountain between the upper limit of tree growth, the treeline, and where permanent snow begins. New Zealand's alpine land includes parts of the Southern Alps in the South Island, and the central North Island. All of the images in this book were taken in the South Island, mostly between 1300 and 1600 mts. Some of New Zealand's alpine flora are small and elusive. making them difficult to find. It takes time and commitment, searching the mountains in difficult terrain and all weather conditions, hoping to find a plant in perfect condition to photograph. Not all alpine plants flower every year, one never knows what each season will reveal until you venture out to look"--Back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	581.753 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		A00816081

"The alpine zone is usually defined as the area on a mountain between the upper limit of tree growth, the treeline, and where permanent snow begins. New Zealand's alpine land includes parts of the Southern Alps in the South Island, and the central North Island. All of the images in this book were taken in the South Island, mostly between 1300 and 1600 mts. Some of New Zealand's alpine flora are small and elusive. making them difficult to find. It takes time and commitment, searching the mountains in difficult terrain and all weather conditions, hoping to find a plant in perfect condition to photograph. Not all alpine plants flower every year, one never knows what each season will reveal until you venture out to look"--Back cover.

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