How Moa shaped our small leaved divaricators

A celebration of Canterburys grey shrublands. You will be intrigued to learn the reasons why so many of our small leaved shrubs and juvenile trees are so springy, have their leaves and berries inside a formidible array of twiggy branchlets and thorns or don't change into their lush full form until they have reached a certain height. Hugh Wilson, author of 'Small Leaved Shrubs of NZ' will tell the story of how a plant modified itself over time to beat the moa. Radio 60 minutes

McLeans Island

Credits

Producer	Derek Keller
Director	Derek Keller
Interviewer	Phil Purvis
Sound	Mike Peters
Research	Phil Purvis
Thanks to	Canterbury Community Trust, Brian Mason Scientific & Technical Trust

Updated 21/11/2007 6.31PM by PIPI4