West Coast Walking: a Naturalist''s Guide

The West Coast of New Zealands South Island arguably boasts the greatest range of the countrys natural attractions, from the warm, temperate nikau palm forests at Karamea to the cool beech forests of Haast, from the alpine heights of Arthurs Pass to the dramatic Paparoa coast with glaciers that descend into valleys filled with unique podocarp rainforests and pristine lakes and lagoons. This book presents an introduction to the West Coasts physical environment, plants, and animals, and it provides a guide to the walksshort, easy paths as well as longer, more demanding trailslakes, lagoons, and highways of the remote yet accessible region. These attractions will appeal to bird watchers, botanists, natural historians, ecologists, and nature hikers. See more