Geography & Environmental Studies Resource Guide
Alpine Regions--Some Key Documents
Australian Alps : Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks (1998) [print]
[A National Parks field guide to the prehistory, landforms, plants, animals & human history of the Alps region]
Australian Alps mining heritage: conservation & presentation strategy (2002) [web access]
[This report is a strategic assessment of mining heritage in the Australian Alps]
Australian Alps rehabilitation manual (2006) [web access]
[A guide to the ecological rehabilitation in the Australian Alps]
Fire history of the Australian Alps (2006) [web access]
[Coverage is from pre-European times until the present. The report also includes advice on planning to reduce unnecessary loss, both in a social and environmental sense]
Kosciuszko National Park plan of management (2006) [web access]
[The plan provides a framework of objectives, principles and policies to guide the long-term management of the broad range of values contained in the park]
Managing the Australian Alps (2003) [web access]
[A history of cooperative management of the Australian Alps national parks]
Managing the Kosciuszko Alpine Area (2002) [print]
[Describes conservation milestones and future challenges]
Potential effects of global warming on the biota of the Australian Alps (2004) [web access]
[This report summarises current knowledge of predicted climate change effects on alpine and subalpine biota, with a focus on Kosciuszko National Park]
Alpine Regions--Key Organisations
Australian Alps National Parks - Home Page
[Overview of the Alps national parks and the cooperative arrangements for their management]
Australian Institute of Alpine Studies
[The Australian Institute of Alpine Studies is an umbrella organisation for alpine researchers of all disciplines]
Alpine Regions--Library Catalogue & Databases
Use the library catalogue to search for books. The following keyword searches may be useful starting points:
Alpine National Park (Vic.)
Australian Alps
Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park
Kosciuszko National Park (N.S.W.)
Mountain ecology Australia
National parks and reserves Australian Alps
National parks and reserves Tasmania
Use databases to find journal articles. Choose an appropriate database from the Geography/Environmental Studies databases list (see especially the databases for Australian topics)
Last update: 5th May 2009 Helen Attar
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