Nowhere in the world do forests as ancient as New Zealand's kahikatea forests occur. Dating back to the age of the dinosaurs, kahikatea are sometimes referred to as "floating forests" because they grow in deep peaty ooze or even over flowing water. Only 2 percent of this forest type remains, virtually all in South Westland. Photo: Craig Potton
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 2, 1 May 1987, Unnumbered Page
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58Nowhere in the world do forests as ancient as New Zealand's kahikatea forests occur. Dating back to the age of the dinosaurs, kahikatea are sometimes referred to as "floating forests" because they grow in deep peaty ooze or even over flowing water. Only 2 percent of this forest type remains, virtually all in South Westland. Photo: Craig Potton Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 2, 1 May 1987, Unnumbered Page
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