Geodiversity in the wilderness: A brief history of geoconservation in Tasmania

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 300, Issue , 2008, Pages 257-272

  Houshold, Ian ^a   Sharples, Chris ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; BIODIVERSITY; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; ISLAND STATE; LAND MANAGEMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL HISTORY; WILDERNESS AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA; TASMANIAN WILDERNESS WORLD HERITAGE AREA;

EID: 50849112033     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP300.20     Document Type: Article

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