It takes the average reader 2 hours and 19 minutes to read Incredible! by Peter Coyne
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This is a major conservation success story about possibly Australia¿s most spectacular rehabilitaion program. It is a landmark ecological case study.Phillip Island is near Norfolk Island, halfway between Sydney and Fiji. Before feral animals were released on Phillip Island, the island retained its natural sub-tropical vegetation and native fauna. The first disastrous action was release of pigs on the island in 1793. The settlers also introduced goats and rabbits to Phillip Island by 1830. By around 1860 the island had almost no vegetation apart from a few remnant trees. By about 1900 only rabbits remained, preventing the growth of vegetation and allowing unrestricted erosion to continue. Rabbit eradication efforts between 1979 and 1986 succeeded, allowing the environment to rebound spectacularly. Although only about 200 hectares the island is extremely rugged with cliffs 200 metres high, necessitating unusual methods to reach inaccessible areas ¿ swimming, rock climbing, even archery. This book describes the island¿s history and natural history, explaining how geological and geomorphological events helped shape the ecosystem. With a diversity of breeding seabirds and some of the world¿s rarest plants, Phillip Island is a real natural treasure. Numerous photographs and maps show the wildlife and the spectacular revegetation.
Incredible! by Peter Coyne is 136 pages long, and a total of 34,816 words.
This makes it 46% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 10 minutes to read Incredible! aloud.
Incredible! is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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