Australia's ever-changing forests III: Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Australian forest history

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CONTENTS: List of Authors, page iii. Preface, page v. CONCEPTS OF FOREST AGE: 1. Ancient forests: the idea of forest age in the Greek and Latin classics / J Donald Hughes, page 3. 2. European concepts of forest age / Oliver Rackham, page 11. 3. Primeval forests in Australia / Tim Bonyhady, page 24. 4. Tree ages and ageing in vellow box / J.C.G. Banks, page 35. 5. Growth rates: debating pathways for New Zealand forestry / Michael Roche, page 48. ASPECTS OF AGE IN AUSTRALIAN STATES: 6. Age and order in Victoria's forests / John Dargavel and Heather McRae, page 61. 7. Assessing Queensland's forests / John Dargavel and Damien Moloney, page 74. 8. Bush, brush, forest and scrub / Pauline Curby, page 89. 9. Changing community concepts of age in the jarrah forest / Dale Sanders, page 103. 10. Old regrowth of the Boranup karri forest / Jenny Mills, page 112. VALUING THE FORESTS: 11. Valuing old-growth forests: a product of time, culture or business ethics / Kyle Weyburne and Kenneth Jackson, page 123. 12. Cultural values in the assessment of old-growth forests / Richard Lamb and Colleen Morris, page 130. 13. In fealty to venerable forests / Norman Endacott, page 144. 14. Frontiers of green: pine plantations and local communities / Ruth Lane, page 155. USING THE FORESTS: 15. Aboriginal use and rainforest clearing in the Atherton Tablelands before 1920 / Terry G. Birtles, page 169. 16. Archeological evidence for a horse-drawn tramway at Bawley Point / Michael Tracey, page 188. 17. Changing forestry perceptions at Mount Macedon, 1872-1995 / F.R. Moulds and M.J. Burns, page 210. 18. Refuge from fire: sawmill dugouts in Victoria / Peter Evans, page 216. TRANSFORMING THE FOREST ECOLOGY: 19. Forests of East Gippsland before the Europeans / Moray Douglas, page 231. 20. Flying foxes and their camps in the remnant rainforests of north-east NSW / Daniel Lunney and Chris Moon, page 247. 21. Phantoms in the foliage: unveiling camouflaged human influences on rainforests / Tom Heinsohn, page 278. 22. Ecological democracy in New Zealand / S.D. Richardson, page 296. PUBLIC HISTORY AND METHODS: 23. Forestry and the policy process: Victoria and South Australia, 1870-1939 / Stephen M. Legg, page 303. 24. Integrating cultural and natural heritage in Queensland / Margaret Kowald and Rebecca Williams, page 327. 25. Mapping disturbance for old-growth forest in south-east Queensland / Hilary Smith and Damien Moloney, page 339. 26. Studies for the Western Forest Region of New South Wales / Jane Lennon, page 347. 27. East Otway odyssey of rugged field work / Norman Houghton, page 353. Show more