Life on the Rocks: The Art of Survival

FAUNA AND FLORA Natural History West Australiana
 Hardcover. SCARCE Revised edition.
Life On the Rocks is a unique exploration of extraordinary flora and fauna that lives on granite outcrops in Western Australia. The book combines the unique skills of renowned botanical artist Philippa Nikulinsky, with the scientific and biological insights of botanist Dr. Stephen Hopper. The exquisite paintings feature species ranging from diminutive mosses to large trees, from tiny shrimps of rock pools to agile rock wallabies.
Providing ecological and historical perspectives on the diverse, resilient flora and fauna that inhabit granite outcrops, this beautifully illustrated documentation explores Australia’s diverse wildlife–including the closest relatives to Granitites intangendus, a shrub that thrives in southern Australia’s harsh climate–revealing its origins in ancient rainforests that once covered the region. 184 pages : col. ill. ; 22 x 23 cm. First Edition #0921/250322/010323/281023 Granite outcrops — Western Australia. | Botany — Western Australia. | Botany — Western Australia — Pictorial works. | Zoology — Western Australia. | Zoology — Western Australia — Pictorial works.