Kimberley Rainforests of Australia

World-wide interest and concern about rainforests is reflected in the spate of recent publications on the subject. Objective, systematic approaches to the description and conservation of rainforests have developed rapidly during the 1980s. This book comprises 21 refereed papers reporting aspects of a three-year study of the ecology of a remote, poorly known region of Western Australia. Prior to this study, little was known about the 1,500+ patches of raingreen forest” that occur in the region. Not only does the book communicate the beauty of these rainforests