Exotic Intruders. The introduction of plants and animals into New Zealand.

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Exotic Intruders. The introduction of plants and animals into New Zealand.Joan Druett The complex story of the introduction of the myriad of plants and animals since the arrival of the first human settlers in the country, approximately one thousand years ago. Due to its long isolation and very recent colonisation, introduction of exotic species is a process well documented in New Zealand. Especially so since the nineteenth century establishment of acclimatisation societies by European settlers. This is an illustrated

Three of the four editors and all but one contributor were New Zealand scientists

Hachette NZ Ltd

line drawings and diagrams

The plants are arranged by region and then by family

An extremely informative and very beautiful publication

Fine colour photographs

First published in 1962 this is a revised edition

He collected herbarium specimens of South Island alpine plants and corresponded with Hector

Penguin Group NZ

nearly 200 in total

but each was enchanted and inspired by the native flora around them

The garden eventually contained more than ten thousand species and varieties of plant