Book ID: 118007
Raulings, K. A.
Endangered Grasslands. Rescuing the native temperate grasslands of south-eastern Australia. 2025. illus. XVI, 280 p. 4to. Hardcover.
Grasslands containing rich biodiverse habitats and carbon storage are an often overlooked biome of the natural World. The author explores the fascinating environmental history of the temperate native grasslands that once stretched from Southern Queensland across parts of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia to the Midlands of Tasmania. The authors charts how grasslands have been ruthlessly exploited and altered. He provides hope for the future with practical information on how selected species species of grasses and forbs of the grasslands can be incoprorated into landscapes, small or large, both urban or rural.