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 Aquatic & Marine Plants | Top of Page |
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| Astronomy | Top of Page |
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2013 Australasian Sky Guide
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Nick Lomb
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| This popular guide contains everything you need to know about the southern night sky with monthly star maps, diagrams and details of all the year's exciting celestial events. |
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Nov 2012 - Powerhouse Museum - 112pp
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| Biodiversity & Ecology | Top of Page |
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Wetland Habitats
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| A Practical Guide to Restoration and Management |
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Nick Romanowski
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| A practical and easy to use manual for wetland restoration and conservation of diverse animal species. |
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2010 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 216pp
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The Kingdom of Rarities
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Eric Dinerstein
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| An original and important investigation of rarity and its relationship to conservation. |
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2013 - Island Press, USA - 336pp
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| Birds | Top of Page |
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Waders
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| The Shorebirds of Australia |
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David Hollands, Clive Minton
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| Provides a comprehensive account of all the 80 Australian species of Waders with over 300 wonderful photographs. |
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2012 - Bloomings Books - 388pp
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Invisible Connections
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| Why Migrating Shorebirds Need the Yellow Sea |
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Phil Battley, Brian McCaffery, Danny Rogers, Jae-Sang Hong, Nial Moores, Ju Yung-Ki, Jan Lewis, Theunis Piersma, Jan van de Kam
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| Shorebird migration is one of nature's most spectacular phenomena, creating surprising links between countries, habitats and people. |
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2010 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 160pp
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The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
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Graham Pizzey, Frank Knight, Edited by Sarah Pizzey
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| The definitive and most respected guide to Australian bird identification, this book is a must for both experts and amateurs and has been fully updated. |
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2012 - Harper Collins - 624pp
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Parrots of the World
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Joseph M Forshaw, Frank Knight
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| A stunningly illustrated, easy-to-use field guide to all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots. |
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2010 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 336pp
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Australian High Country Owls
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Jerry Olsen
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| Descriptions, anecdotes and conservation issues referring to Australia's major owl species. |
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2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 376pp
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Nest
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| The Art of Birds |
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Janine Burke
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| Part natural history, part folklore, part exploration of art and aesthetics, part memoir, Nest is a beautiful book that will appeal to bird lovers, readers of literature and art lovers alike. |
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2012 - Allen & Unwin - 192pp
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| Climate | Top of Page |
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The Australian Weather Book
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| Understanding Our Climate and How It Affects Us |
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Dick Whitaker, Keith Colls
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| Describes Australia's climate and weather phenomena in a lively and readable way. |
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2012 - New Holland - 152pp
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| Earth Science | Top of Page |
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Pinnacles
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Kenneth McNamara
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| This beautifully illustrated book investigates the unusual and fascinating Pinnacles Desert north of Perth. |
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2009 - WA Museum - 64pp
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Australia's Meteorite Craters
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Alex Bevan, Kenneth McNamara
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| Begins with ancient beliefs and myths about craters and then explains how they are actually formed and provides details of their structure. |
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2009 - WA Museum - 64pp
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| Field & Regional Guides | Top of Page |
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Australian Rainforest Fruits
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| A Field Guide |
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Wendy Cooper, William T Cooper
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| Describes and illustrates 504 rainforest plants from eastern Australia, with stunning colour artwork. |
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2013 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 272pp
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Plants of the Victorian High Country
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| A Field Guide for Walkers |
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John Murphy, Bill Dowling
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| Will allow walkers in Victoria's High Country with little botanical knowledge to identify plants that they are most likely to encounter. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 152pp
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The Native Plants of Adelaide
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| Returning the Vanishing Natural Heritage of the Adelaide Plains to Your Garden |
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Phil Bagust, Lynda Tout-Smith
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| Aims to bring Adelaide's very beautiful indigenous flora back into the spotlight for nature enthusiasts and home gardeners alike. |
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2010 - Wakefield Press - 144pp
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Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges 2
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| Daisies, Heaths, Peas, Saltbushes, Sundews, Wattles and Other Shrubby and Herbaceous Dicotyledons |
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Enid Mayfield
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| A visually superb and informative field guide to the flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges. |
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2013 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 436pp
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| Fire | Top of Page |
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Living with Fire
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| People, Nature and History in Steels Creek |
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Christine Hansen, Tom Griffiths
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| This deeply moving book examines how one community rebuilt and redefined itself following the Black Saturday fires. |
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Nov 2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 200pp
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| Fish | Top of Page |
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Sharks
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Michael Bright
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| An accessible and vivid introduction to these fascinating and often misrepresented animals. |
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2011 - The Natural History Museum, London - 128pp
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| Flowering Plants | Top of Page |
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Two With Nature
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| Illustrated Wildflowers of South-West Australia |
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Ellen Hickman, John Ryan
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| Fusing art and science, words and images, this book stimulates new ways of knowing the green world. |
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Oct 2012 - Fremantle Press - 104pp
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A Celebration of Wattle
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| Australia's National Emblem |
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Maria Hitchcock
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| Wattle is the best known and most loved of all our native flora, however few Australians are aware of the important part wattle has played in the nation's history. |
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2012 - Rosenberg Publishing - 240pp
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| Fruit, Vegetables & Flowers | Top of Page |
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Gardens for All Seasons
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Mary Horsfall
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| Celebrates the role of gardens in our lives and advises on the timing of tasks in the Australian gardening year. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 336pp
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| Grasses | Top of Page |
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Australian Grasses
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| A Gardener's Guide to Native Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Grasstrees |
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Nick Romanowski
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| Describes around 200 species of grasses, sedges, rushes, grasstrees and related plants. |
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2011 - Hyland House - 192pp
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Native Grasses
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| Identification Handbook for Temperate Australia |
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Meredith Mitchell
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| An easy-to-use tool for identifying some of the most common native grasses in temperate Australia. |
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2002 - Landlinks Press - 48pp
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| Heritage & History | Top of Page |
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Eucalypts
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| A Celebration |
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John Wrigley, Murray Fagg
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| A superbly illustrated celebration of the beauty and diversity of Australia's most iconic and best-known trees. |
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2010 - Allen & Unwin - 352pp
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Curious Minds
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| The Discoveries of Australian Naturalists |
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Peter Macinnis
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| Looks at the long line of naturalists who have traversed Australia in search of new plants and animals. |
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2012 - National Library of Australia - 250pp
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The Business of Nature
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| John Gould and Australia |
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Roslyn Russell
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| Gould's tale is one of enduring love and of a man's unending ability to see beauty in nature, despite the greatest of life's tragedies. |
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2011 - National Library of Australia - 228pp
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Collecting Ladies
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| Ferdinand von Mueller and Women Botanical Artists |
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Penny Olsen AM
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| Profiles 14 'lady' plant collectors who produced some of the most beautiful books and botanical art out of Australia in the nineteenth century. |
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2013 - National Library of Australia - 248pp
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A Botanical Life
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| Robert David Fitzgerald |
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Penny Olsen AM
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| A short biography, followed by a portfolio section of more than 100 stunning full-colour images of flowers painted by Robert David Fitzgerald. |
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2013 - National Library of Australia - 160pp
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| Human Health | Top of Page |
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Sentinel Chickens
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| What Birds Tell Us About Our Health And Our World |
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Peter Doherty
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| Shows why we should give our feathered friends our close, sustained and caring attention. |
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2012 - Melbourne University Publishing - 240pp
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| Identification & Systematics | Top of Page |
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| Invertebrates | Top of Page |
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A Guide to the Katydids of Australia
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David Rentz
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| Explores this diverse group of commonly seen insects, comprising about 2000 species in Australia. |
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2010 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 224pp
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Life in a Gall
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| The Biology and Ecology of Insects that Live in Plant Galls |
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Rosalind Blanche
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| Introduces the Australian native insects that induce galls on plants and the plant species that host them. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 80pp
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Arachnids
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Jan Beccaloni
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| The definitive guide to the world's spiders, ticks and scorpions. |
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2009 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 320pp
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A Guide to Australia's Spiny Freshwater Crayfish
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Robert B McCormack
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| Covers all 52 species of Euastacus Crayfish found in Australia, the largest of the 10 genera of Australian freshwater crayfish. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 248pp
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Sponges
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| A Museum Victoria Field Guide |
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Lisa Goudie, Mark Norman, Julian Finn
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| Introduces naturalists, beachcombers, divers and others to sponge species commonly encountered in southern Australia. |
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2013 - Museum Victoria - 144pp
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| Landcare | Top of Page |
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From Seeds to Leaves
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| A Complete Guide to Growing Australian Shrubs and Trees from Seeds |
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Doug Stewart, Robin Stewart
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| A comprehensive guide to planting Australian native trees and shrubs on a small or large scale. |
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2008 - Black Inc - 176pp
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Planting Wetlands and Dams
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| A Practical Guide to Wetland Design, Construction and Propagation |
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Nick Romanowski
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| A step-by-step, plain language guide to the creation of conditions in which wetland plants will thrive. |
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2009 - Landlinks Press - 168pp
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Planting for Wildlife
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| A Practical Guide to Restoring Native Woodlands |
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Nicola Munro, David Lindenmayer
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| Provides the latest information on restoring woodlands, with particular emphasis on plantings as habitat for wildlife. |
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2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 96pp
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Coastal Plants
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| A Guide to the Identification and Restoration of Plants of the Perth Region |
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Kingsley Dixon
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| The definitive guide to the common 100 plants of the Perth coastal region, including the key species used in coastal restoration. |
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2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 288pp
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Weeds of the South-East
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| An Identification Guide for Australia |
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FJ Richardson, RG Richardson, RCH Shepherd
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| A fully updated comprehensive identification guide for weeds in the south-east region of Australia. |
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2011 - RG and FJ Richardson - 546pp
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The Untrained Environmentalist
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| How an Australian Grazier Brought His Barren Property Back to Life |
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John Fenton
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| The true story of how John Fenton transformed his family's run-down sheep farm into a lush oasis. |
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2010 - Allen & Unwin - 320pp
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| Leisure & Tourism | Top of Page |
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Walks, Tracks and Trails of New South Wales
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Derrick Stone
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| More than 140 of the best walks, tracks and trails in New South Wales, covering the best the state has to offer.
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 280pp
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| Mammals & Marsupials | Top of Page |
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A Natural History of Australian Bats
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| Working the Night Shift |
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Greg Richards, Les Hall, Steve Parish
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| Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs, this is the first book on Australian bats focusing on their natural history. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 192pp
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Australia's Amazing Kangaroos
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| Their Conservation, Unique Biology and Coexistence with Humans |
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Ken Richardson
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| Provides an authoritative source of information and insight into the world of this intriguing marsupial. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 240pp
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Tasmanian Devil
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| A Unique and Threatened Animal |
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David Owen, David Pemberton
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| The story of the Tasmanian Devil is a remarkable one - surprising, controversial, funny and tragic. |
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2011 - Allen & Unwin - 240pp
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Gliding Mammals of the World
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Stephen Jackson, Peter Schouten
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| A synthesis of all that is known about the biology of this diverse and intriguing group of mammals. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 232pp
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| Marine Ecology & Oceanography | Top of Page |
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Coral Reefs and Climate Change
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| The Guide for Education and Awareness |
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Craig Reid, Justin Marshall, Dave Logan, Diana Kleine
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| Focuses on coral reefs, the astonishing abundance of life within them and the impacts of climate change on this beautiful environment. |
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2009 - CoralWatch, The University of Queensland - 256pp
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Coral Reefs and Climate Change
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| Educational Video Series |
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| Each of the 22 videos explores a key topic in oceanography, coral reef ecology, climate change science, and reef conservation. |
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Nov 2012 - CoralWatch, The University of Queensland - pp
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The Atlas of Coasts and Oceans
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| Mapping the World's Marine Areas |
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Don Hinrichsen
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| Considers the impact of climate change, industrial growth, tourism, pollution and over-fishing as well as the steps being taken towards conservation.
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2012 - Earthscan - 128pp
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| Physiology & Chemistry | Top of Page |
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What a Plant Knows
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| A Field Guide to the Senses |
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Daniel Chamovitz
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| A captivating journey into the inner lives of plants - from the colours they see to the schedules they keep. |
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2012 - Scribe Publications - 192pp
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| Prehistory | Top of Page |
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Frozen in Time
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| Prehistoric Life in Antarctica |
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Jeffrey D Stilwell, John A Long
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| Presents a comprehensive overview of the fossil record of Antarctica framed within its changing environmental settings. |
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2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 248pp
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| Reptiles & Amphibians | Top of Page |
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Frogs and Toads
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Chris Mattison
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| Comprehensive guide to the 49 recognised families of frogs and toads. |
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2011 - The Natural History Museum, London - 192pp
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Field Guide to the Frogs of Queensland
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Eric Vanderduys
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| A photographic guide to the 132 species of frogs in Queensland, Australia’s most species-rich state. |
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Nov 2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 208pp
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Snakes
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David Gower, Katherine Garrett, Peter Stafford
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| Comprehensive introduction to the biology and natural history of snakes. |
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2012 - The Natural History Museum, London - 128pp
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Australian Lizards
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| A Natural History |
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Steve K Wilson
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| A journey through the remarkable life of lizards and how they survive in a complex world of predators and competitors. |
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2012 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 208pp
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| Techniques & Design | Top of Page |
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The Weed Book
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| Identifying and Removing Weeds and Introduced Species from Your Garden |
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Mark A Wolff
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| Learn how to easily identify and understand some of our more common garden weeds. |
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2011 - New Holland - 208pp
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| Trees, Shrubs & Grasses | Top of Page |
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| Water | Top of Page |
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Desert Lake
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| Art, Science and Stories from Paruku |
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Steve Morton, Mandy Martin, Kim Mahood, John Carty
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| A visual and descriptive portrait of Paruku (Lake Gregory), enriched by Indigenous knowledge and the connecting medium of art. |
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2013 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 312pp
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| Wildlife | Top of Page |
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What Makes a Good Farm for Wildlife?
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David B Lindenmayer
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| Brings together extensive scientific learning on what makes a good farm for biodiversity. |
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2011 - CSIRO PUBLISHING - 176pp
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