{"product_id":"the-vegetation-of-new-zealand-paperback-9781108032384","title":"The Vegetation of New Zealand (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108032384","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Vegetation of New Zealand\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn extensive study from 1928, based on years of research in the field, of the plant life of New Zealand.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLeonard Cockayne (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108032384, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e582 pages, 87 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 3 cm, 0.92 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhen botanist Leonard Cockayne (1855–1934) first received an invitation from the German publisher Engelmann to write an account of the botany of New Zealand, much of it was still unknown. He spent the period from 1904 to 1913 immersed in fieldwork, and his first edition was not published until 1921. In this 1928 second edition Cockayne extensively updates the text, adding the results of further research from the intervening years. This work gives detailed descriptions of New Zealand's plant life, but Cockayne also considers the history of botanical study of the islands, from Captain Cook's voyages in the eighteenth century onwards, and includes the arrival of colonial plant collectors and an overview of important publications by New Zealand botanists. The descriptions of vegetation cover the sea coast, the lowlands, mountains, and outlying islands, and there are extensive photographs, offering a comprehensive guide to New Zealand's botany.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the second edition\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. Preliminary remarks\u003cbr\u003e 2. History of botanical investigation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sketch of the leading physiographical features of the region\u003cbr\u003e 5. The climate of New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Vegetation of Primitive and Semi-Primitive New Zealand: Section I. The Vegetation of the Sea-Coast: 1. General observations on the coastal-vegetation\u003cbr\u003e 2. The leading physiognomic plants and their life-forms\u003cbr\u003e 3. The autecology of the coastal plants\u003cbr\u003e 4. The plant communities\u003cbr\u003e Section II. The Vegetation of the Lowlands and Lower Hills: 1. Introductory remarks\u003cbr\u003e 2. The leading physiognomic plants and their life-forms\u003cbr\u003e 3. The autecology of the lowland plants\u003cbr\u003e 4. The plant committee\u003cbr\u003e Section III. The Vegetation of the High Mountains: 1. General remarks\u003cbr\u003e 2. The leading physiognomic plants and their life-forms\u003cbr\u003e 3. The autecology of the high-mountain plants\u003cbr\u003e 4. The plant communities\u003cbr\u003e Section IV. The Vegetation of the Outlying Islands: 1. The vegetation of the Kermadee Islands\u003cbr\u003e 2. The vegetation of the Chatham Islands\u003cbr\u003e 3. The vegetation of the subantarctic islands\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Effect of Settlement upon the Plant-Covering of New Zealand: 1. The introduced plants growing wild without cultivation\u003cbr\u003e 2. The new vegetation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Agriculture and horticulture in New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Flora of New Zealand, its Distribution and Composition: 1. The botanical subdivisions of the region\u003cbr\u003e 2. The families, genera and elements of the flora\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The History of the Flora: General\u003cbr\u003e The problematical history of the flora\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266032292120,"sku":"9781108032384","price":49.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108032384i.jpg?v=1694873694","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-vegetation-of-new-zealand-paperback-9781108032384","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}