| Main Title: |
Report on the Gippsland Lakes hinterland area / Land Conservation Council, Victoria. |
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| Author: |
Land Conservation Council (Vic.)
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| Imprint: |
Melbourne : Land Conservation Council, 1982. |
| Collation: |
xii, 345 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), bib., pbk ; 22 x 28 cm. |
| Subject: |
Environmental studies
Natural resources
Public lands
Land conservation
East Gippsland (Vic.)
Gippsland (Vic.) (Gunaikurnai Country)
Gippsland Lakes (Vic.)
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| ISBN: |
0724191283 |
| Notes: |
Cover title: Gippsland Lakes hinterland area.
Part I - Introduction : Aims and methods p1. Conservation principles p2-4. The study area p5-11. History : Aborigines p12-13. Exploration p14-15. Settlement p16. Development of towns p17. Transport and communication p18-19. Gold p20-21. Agriculture p22-23.
Part II - Nature of the land : Geology and Geomorphology p25-49. Climate p50-55. Water resources p56-70. Soils p71-80. Vegetation p81-95. Fauna p96-118. Land systems p119-128.
Part III - Land use : Hazards : Physical hazards p129-140. Biological hazards p141-147. Water-quality problems p148-150. Conservation p151-156. Recreation p157. : Recreational resources p158-162. Activities p163-171. Tourism and economy p172-175. Hardwood production p176-187. Softwood production p188-194. Agriculture and apiculture p195-205. Commercial fisheries p206-211. Mining and quarrying p211-223. Water utilization p224-232. Utilities p233-237. Land use relations p238-246.
Part IV - Block descriptions p247. : Macalister p248-255. Avon p256-263. Mitchell p264-273. Nicholson p274-281. Tambo p282-291. Coquhoun p292-299. Gippsland Plains p300-307. Gippsland Lakes p308-318.
Appendices, tables, figures, maps (7 maps in pocket inside back cover).
Kept on top shelf
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