World Atlas of Seagrasses
World Atlas of Seagrasses

Author: Frederick T. Short

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780520240476

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Seagrasses are a vital and widespread but often overlooked coastal marine habitat. This volume provides a global survey of their distribution and conservation status.

Land Environments of New Zealand
Land Environments of New Zealand

Author: J. R. Leathwick

Publisher: Spotlight Poets

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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This publication is the result of over 15 years' research and technology development and presents New Zealand and its environments in a completely new way.

The New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy
The New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy

Author: New Zealand. Department of Conservation

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13:

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" ... The purpose of the Strategy is to establish a strategic framework for action, to conserve and sustainably use and manage New Zealand's biodiversity. The primary focus is on New Zealand's indigenous biodiversity. However, because of the value and economic importance of much of our introduced biodiversity, the conservation of the genetic resources of our important introduced species is also addressed."--Executive summary.

Pacific Presences
Pacific Presences

Author: Lucie Carreau

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9789088905919

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Hundreds of thousands of works of art and artefacts from many parts of the Pacific are dispersed across European museums. They range from seemingly quotidian things such as fish-hooks and baskets to great sculptures of divinities, architectural forms and canoes. These collections constitute a remarkable resource for understanding history and society across Oceania, cross-cultural encounters since the voyages of Captain Cook, and the colonial transformations that have taken place since. They are also collections of profound importance for Islanders today, who have varied responses to their disp.