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020			_a9781877268007 _qpbk.)
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245	0	0	_aBiology Aotearoa : _bunique flora, fauna and fungi / _cStuart Parsons [and others] ; editor Teresa McIntyre.
246	3	0	_aUnique flora, fauna and fungi
264		1	_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bPearson Education New Zealand, _c2006.
300			_a126 pages : _billustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; _c27 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. In the beginning : geological history and origins of New Zealand biota / John Macdonald. Geological history. Origins of the New Zealand biota. From ratites to wrens : New Zealand, land of birds. Immigration from overseas : the west wind drifters. New Zealand and the Southern Ocean : whales, penguins and whitebait. Where have all the fossils gone?. Conclusion : overview of the pre-human flora and fauna -- 2. Plant diversity / Dan Blanchon. Bryophotos : types and origins. Ferns and fern allies (pteridophytes) : types and origins. Conifers : types and origins. Flowering plants : types and origins. Ecology and assemblages -- 3. Diversity of New Zealand's terrestrial and freshwater fauna / Stuart Parsons and Mel Galbraith. GIants of the jurassic. New Zealand's 'polar' dinosaurs, marine reptiles, and pterosaurs. The Oligocene drowning. Tuatara, rattle birds, and geckos. Species reports; special features -- 4. Fungal diversity / Peter Buchanan. Fungal diversity and origin. Major fungal groups. Fungi-plant interactions. Aquatic fungi. Fungi-animal interactions. Medical and veterinary interactions -- 5. Conservation : applied ecology / Weihong Ji and Mick Clout. Our fragile environment : what went wrong?. The vulnerable New Zealand biota : current status. Fixing it for the future : conservation in practice -- 6. He kimihanga tūrangawaewae : finding our place / Michael Walker and Rob Wass. The first humans in the New Zealand environment. Biological and environmental change over time. The second wave. Responding to ongoing biological and environmental change. Where to from here?.
588			_aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650		0	_aEndemic plants _zNew Zealand _9666347
650		0	_aEndemic animals _zNew Zealand _9600877
650		0	_aFungi _zNew Zealand _9612171
650		0	_aNature _xEffect of human beings on _zNew Zealand _9579325
650		0	_aConservation of natural resources _zNew Zealand _9578820
700	1		_aParsons, Stuart.
700	1		_aMcIntyre, Teresa _eeditor. _91054795
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