Australian Alps

Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks

Deirdre Slattery

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CSIRO Publishing
01 April 2025

Service industries; History of science; Plant ecology; Animal ecology; Biodiversity; Travel & holiday

Australian Alps is a fascinating guide to Australia’s highest mountains and the extraordinary diversity, rich heritage and precious resource of the Australian Alps National Parks.

Covering Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks, author Deirdre Slattery explores the stories of the First Peoples, scientists, historians and conservationists who have worked to protect, raise awareness of and share their knowledge of this unique and important area.

This fully revised third edition details the mountains’ remarkable and unique natural features; how the rocks, soils, plants and animals have evolved over time; and the dependence of many Australians on their most valuable function – water catchment. Extensively illustrated with both historic and contemporary photographs, Australian Alps is an essential guide for anyone visiting or interested in this spectacular region.

By: Deirdre Slattery
Imprint: CSIRO Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Third Edition
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 890g
ISBN: 9781486318841
ISBN 10: 1486318843
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Foreword Acknowledgements Preface Cultural sensitivity warning 1: Australia’s Alps – the Brindabellas, the Snowy Mountains and Victoria’s High Country 2: Alpine weather and climate 3: The shape of the Alps – geology, landform and soil 4: Alpine vegetation – what grows where? 5: Alpine animals 6: Aboriginal life in the Alps 7: Settlement and land use in the Alps – pastoralism 8: European science in the Australian Alps 9: Gold mining in the Alps 10: Source of the rivers – alpine water resources 11: Scientists, citizens and public servants – the road to conservation 12: Visiting the parks Index

Deirdre Slattery has been writing, teaching, talking and running field trips in and about the Australian Alps National Parks since 1989. She has been a member of several high-level advisory committees on alpine matters, and is the co-author of Kosciuszko: A Great National Park (2020).