Endangered Grasslands: Rescuing the Native Temperate Grasslands of South-Eastern Australia

This book explains how the beautiful grasslands of south-eastern Australia have been impacted by colonisation and why they need rescuing.  By referencing the latest research and with a plant directory of over 50 species, this book covers restoration strategies and current uses.  The book is in two sections – Part One covers why native grasslands are endangered and how this happened.  Part Two deals with how grasslands can be rescued. including botany, restoration and revegetation, native grass pastures and an extensive plant directory.

There are two types of worldwide temperate grasslands – those that evolved with large, hooved, congregating grazing mammals and those that did not.  Australia is in the latter category,  However with the arrival of Europeans and their livestock and agricultural practices, native ecosystems were irreparably transformed along with weedy plant species.

This book is a must for nature lovers, conservationsists, gardeners, landscapers, farmers and everyone who cares about the environment.

About the Author:  Kath Raulings has always been passionate about our natural environment and completed a Masters degree in environmental history.  In this book, she  uses current research about grasslands in a way that makes the information readily accessible for everyone.