Writings by Jamie Kirkpatrick, Distinguished Professor of Geography
The geographer and conservation ecologist, Distinguished Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick, measures his success by the new things he discovers that allow us to better protect the natural world, and by how much they are used to do so. — via UTAS.
Dr. Kirkpatrick (1946–2024) was a titanic figure in Tasmanian ecology and was a beloved teacher to many many students over the years.
In keeping with his final wishes, we're delighted to be able to help keep Jamie's work available by sharing seven of his works new and old with you as searchable PDF files. You are welcome to them all — you'll learn amazing things and have a laugh along the way.
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Phantasms and the Family
A personal memoir of JBK's entire life, written with the full complement of wisdom and perspective of a long life… "and feeling gratitude for a rewarding life."
A Continent Transformed — Human impact on the natural vegetation of Australia
An excellent overview of the state of the landscape — "a readable, entertaining, and scientifically grounded account of the fate of the Australian bush."
Alpine Tasmania — an illustrated guide to the flora and vegetation
An introduction and botanical field guide — essential for the bushwalker — with photographs by Peter Dombrovskis and illustrations by Georgina Davis and Jo Eberhard.
The Ecologies of Paradise
A sensitive, sympathetic, seriously amusing treatise on the garden environment.
Conservation Worrier
An irreverent memoir — "The trouble is, humour is serious stuff, so I ended up being ambushed by a need to report what happened, in all its serendipity."
Ecology Underfoot — The Fine Fabric of the Rest of Nature
"In the many landscapes lacking grandeur in the ancient worn-down continent of Australia, there are places where the fabric of life, soil and rock at my feet … have produced a jolt of aesthetic pleasure mixed with the esoteric delights of scientific curiosity."
The Rest of Nature, Place and People in the Plague Years
A collection of essays on nature and conservation written through the COVID years.