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008			070820s2007 nz ab b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781869419042 (hbk.) : _c$69.99
035			_a(NLNZils)1254052
035			_a(Nz)11497484
035			_a(OCoLC)174099322
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100	1		_aHunt, Janet, _d1951-
245	1	0	_aWetlands of New Zealand : _ba bitter-sweet story / _cJanet Hunt.
260			_aAuckland, N.Z : _bRandom House New Zealand, _c2007.
300			_a256 p. : _bill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; _c29 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 246-247) and index.
520			_aWetlands are the unheralded gems of the New Zealand landscape. Seriously endangered and taken for granted by New Zealanders, they are often stunning environments and harbour all manner of beautiful and rare flora and fauna. This beautiful, environmentally important book describes what wetlands do, what we find in wetlands - plants, aquatic life, birds and animals - and it also looks at the conservation and restoration of wetlands. Examining the different kinds of wetlands - peatlands, wetlands for waders, coastal wtlands, urban wetlands, upland and geothermal wetlands and rivers - it also focuses on the internationally renowned wetlands known as the Ramsar convention wetlands: Firth of Thames, Kopuatai Peat Dome, Whangamarino, Farewell Spit, Waituna Lagoon, and the Manawatu estuary. A substantial book featuring excellent natural history writing by award-winner Janet Hunt combined with excellent photography by Arno Gasteiger.
586			_aMontana New Zealand Book Awards Montana Medal for Non-Fiction, 2008
586			_aMontana New Zealand Book Awards Environment Award, 2008
650		0	_aWetlands _zNew Zealand.
650		0	_aWetland ecology _zNew Zealand.
650		0	_aWetland conservation _zNew Zealand.
650		0	_aWetlands _xEnvironmental aspects _zNew Zealand.
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