Assorted publications relating to timber harvesting, timberline issues, denudation of high-mountain slopes, Aspen mortality, deglaciation and plant nomenclature in Australia, Rocky Mountains, Czechoslovakia and the Himalayas, 1976

Containers:

Box 59 (MS 10563)

Component identifier:

File 912

Content Summary:

"Debris flows and their occurrence in the Czechoslovak Carpathians" by Rudolf Midriak, 1984.

"Esthetic evaluation of timber harvesting in the Northern Rockies: A progress report" by Dennis L. Schweitzer et al., 1976. Labelled on front as "Kosciusko: [Talk?]".

"Zur notwendigkeit einer hebung der oberen waldgrenze im bereich der tschechoslowakischen karpaten" by Rudolf Midarak, 1976. Includes abstract in English. Publication refers to the biogeography of the timberline in Czechoslovak/Western/Carpathians. Annotated on front "with the compliments".

"Denudation of high-mountain slopes by nivation in the Czechoslovak Carpathians" by Rodolf Midriak, 1976. Includes "with best wishes" greeting [possibly by author].

"Miscellaneous notes on Australian Plants. 2. Chrysanthenmoides (Compositae)" by M. Gray, 1976.

"Aspen mortality in Rocky Mountain campgrounds" by T.E. Hinds, 1976. Includes photographs and map.

"Radiocarbon evidence for deglaciation in North-western Himalya, India" by Gurdip Singh and D.P. Agrawal, 1976. Labelled "Costin" on front.

Immediate source of acquisition:

This large and diverse collection was compiled by Alec Costin then organised and catalogued by the eScholarship Research Centre at The University of Melbourne from 2017-2019. The collection was then transferred to the National Library of Australia in 2020.

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