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Adaptive Environmental Management
Catherine Allan,
George H. Stankey
With a view to facilitating better practice, this handbook combines the latest in adaptive management theory with detailed case studies.
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The Atlas of Birds
Mike Unwin
Authoritative and concise, this beautifully illustrated atlas captures the dazzling diversity of bird life around the world.
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Australasian Nature Photography
South Australian Museum
Showcases the best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
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Australasian Nature Photography
South Australian Museum
Showcases the best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
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Australasian Nature Photography
South Australian Museum
Showcases the best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
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Australasian Nature Photography
South Australian Museum
Showcases the best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
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Australasian Nature Photography
Stuart Miller
Results of the 2008 ANZANG competition, showcasing the best photographs of animals, plants and landscapes taken in Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea.
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Beyond Naturalness
David N Cole,
Laurie Yung
Brings together leading scientists and policymakers to explore the concept of naturalness and its varied meanings.
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The Biofuel Delusion
Mario Giampietro,
Kozo Mayumi
Presents a theoretical framework and exhaustive evidence for the case against large scale biofuel production from agricultural crops.
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Boom and Bust
Libby Robin,
Robert Heinsohn,
Leo Joseph
Leading writers draw on ideas in both science and the humanities to tell the stories of birds and people in the world's driest inhabited continent.
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Burning Issues
Mark Adams,
Peter Attiwill
The role of fire in Australia's ecosystems, and how to manage fire both for safety and for diversity.
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A Bush Capital Year
Ian Fraser,
Peter Marsack
Follows a year in the nature reserves, rural and suburban areas of the ACT.
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Cents and Sustainability
Michael H Smith,
Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves,
Cheryl Desha
Investigates new evidence and research to develop a deeper understanding of how 'forceful sustainable growth' is possible.
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Conservation and Biodiversity Banking
Nathaniel Carroll,
Jessica Fox,
Ricardo Bayon
This handbook is a comprehensive guide to conservation banking, explaining what it is and how it works.
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Contested Country
Marcus B Lane,
Cathy Robinson,
Bruce Taylor
Leading researchers critically review Australia's environmental management over the past decade.
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Coral Reefs and Climate Change
Each of the 22 videos explores a key topic in oceanography, coral reef ecology, climate change science, and reef conservation.
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Coral Reefs and Climate Change
Craig Reid,
Justin Marshall,
Dave Logan,
Diana Kleine,
Angela Dean
This second edition has been edited and fully updated to include the latest scientific findings and focuses on coral reefs, the abundance of life within them and the impacts of climate change.
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Coral Reefs
Walter Deas,
Jean Deas
A full-colour identification guide to the better-known corals of the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic.
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Corporation 2020
Pavan Sukhdev
A sweeping and original plan for reforming business-as-usual to create a new economy of permanence.
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CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates
Mark Clayton,
John C Wombey,
Ian J Mason,
R Terry Chesser,
Alice Wells
A fully updated, new edition of the definitive listing of Australia’s vertebrates and their conservation status.
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The Dominant Animal
Paul R Ehrlich,
Anne H Ehrlich
How we attained supremacy – and how we may be undermining it.
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Dry Times
Mark Stafford Smith,
Julian Cribb
Deserts can teach us new ways to live, manage scarce resources, cope with a harsh climate, isolation and a lack of water and energy.
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The Earth Only Endures
Jules Pretty
This book, by acclaimed author Jules Pretty, is fundamentally about our relationship with nature, animals and places.
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Ecological Restoration and Environmental Change
Stuart K Allison
The book debates in detail how coming global climate change and the development of novel ecosystems will force us to ask new questions about what we mean by good ecological restoration.
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The Ecological World View
Charles Krebs
Examines how the natural world works and how humans interact with the planet’s natural ecosystems.
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Ecosystems and Human Well-Being
UNEP / World Conservation Monitoring Centre
A stand-alone 'how-to' guide to conducting assessments of the impacts on humans of ecosystem changes.
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Endangered Birds
Martyn Walters
A timely reminder of the endangered state of the world's habitats and wildlife.
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Flammable Australia
Richard J Williams,
A Malcolm Gill,
Ross A Bradstock
Leading researchers give an overview of the field of fire ecology in Australia.
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Forecasting Forest Futures
Hamish Kimmins,
Juan A Blanco,
Brad Seely,
Clive Welham,
Kim Scoullar
Describes the hybrid approach to modelling forest ecosystems and their possible response to natural and management-induced disturbance.
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Frozen Oceans
David N Thomas
Explores the whole eco system of sea ice, its living communities and the structure of the ice itself.
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Gift Vouchers
Are you looking for a book or subscription to give as a present, but aren’t sure what to choose?
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The Great Barrier Reef
Pat Hutchings,
Mike Kingsford,
Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
A beautifully illustrated overview of the biological and physical attributes of the Great Barrier Reef.
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The Great Lakes Water Wars
Peter Annin
A comprehensive look at the issues facing the world's largest fresh surface water resource.
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Holistic Management
Allan Savory,
Jody Butterfield
Profitably restore and promote the health of your land through practices that mimic nature.
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Illegal Logging
Luca Tacconi
While there are clearly no easy answers to the problems of illegal logging, this book sorts fact from fiction and explores the many dimensions of the causes, impacts and implications.
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The Kimberley
Victoria Laurie
Offers world-class photography in conjunction with up-to-date information on scientific discoveries.
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The Kingdom of Rarities
Eric Dinerstein
An original and important investigation of rarity and its relationship to conservation.
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Land Use Intensification
Saul Cunningham,
Andrew Young,
David Lindenmayer
Can science suggest new approaches to reducing the conflict between productive land use and biodiversity conservation?
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Landscape Ecology, Function and Management
J Ludwig,
D Tongway,
K Hodgkinson,
D Freudenberger,
J Noble
Encapsulates the extensive knowledge developed by CSIRO on how rangeland landscapes function and the implications for management.
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Let Them Eat Shrimp
Kennedy Warne
The first book to explain the importance of mangrove forests.
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Marine Conservation Ecology
John Roff,
Mark Zacharias
This major textbook provides a broad coverage of the ecological foundations of marine conservation.
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Meanderings in the Bush
Richard MacMillen,
Barbara MacMillen
Describes the natural history explorations of an ecologist in the remote Channel Country of the Lake Eyre Basin.
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Nature's Matrix
Ivette Perfecto,
John Vandermee,
Angus Wright
Proposes a radically new approach to the conservation of biodiversity based on recent advances in the science of ecology plus political realities.
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On Borrowed Time
David Lindenmayer
A powerful and passionate book arguing that Australia does have the knowledge and resources to tackle our environmental problems.
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Photography for Field Work
Written to provide field officers and land managers with a basic understanding of photography and photographic techniques.
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Plant Invaders
Quentin C.B. Cronk,
Janice L. Fuller
A practical guide to the protection and management of ecosystems against invasions by non-indigenous plant species.
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Planting Wetlands and Dams
Nick Romanowski
A step-by-step, plain language guide to the creation of conditions in which wetland plants will thrive.
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Practical Conservation Biology
David Lindenmayer,
Mark Burgman
Reflects the latest thinking on topics central to conservation biology and natural resource management.
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Queensland's Threatened Animals
Andrew J Dennis,
Keith R McDonald,
Peter M Kyne,
Stephen JS Debus,
Lee K Curtis
A comprehensive and practical guide to Queensland's threatened animals.
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Rare or Threatened Australian Plants
JD Briggs,
JH Leigh
Now commonly referred to by its acronym, the current ROTAP list has expanded from 3329 taxa in 1988 to now include 5031 taxa.
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Reef and Rainforest
Michael McCoy
A unique photographic portrayal of the plants and animals in one of the world's most biodiverse regions.
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Repeat Photography
Robert H Webb,
Diane E Boyer,
Raymond M Turner
Repeat photography remains an important and cost-effective technique for scientists working to track and study landscape change.
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Resilience Thinking
Brian Walker,
David Salt
Offers a new way of understanding the world and a new approach to managing resources.
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Science on Ice
Veronika Meduna
Follows deep-south scientists who huddle in tents and dive under ice to study ancient mud, fat fish, migrating penguins and fossilised forests.
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Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests
Rodolfo Dirzo,
Hillary S Young,
Harold A Mooney,
Gerardo Ceballos
Represents an important step in bringing together the most current scientific information about this vital ecosystem.
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Sharks and Rays of Australia
Peter R Last,
John D Stevens
The classic reference, fully illustrated in colour with detailed species descriptions and location maps, now available in a magnificent second edition.
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Southern Light
David Neilson
These outstanding landscape and wildlife photographs reveal a part of the grandeur and mystery of this great southern realm.
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The State of the World Atlas
Dan Smith
Over 50 full-colour world maps and graphics break down the statistics to provide a compelling analysis of our main social, economic and ecological issues.
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Ten Commitments
David Lindenmayer,
Stephen Dovers,
Molly Harriss Olson,
Steve Morton
Leading environmental thinkers speak on environmental issues facing Australia.
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Wetland Habitats
Nick Romanowski
A practical and easy to use manual for wetland restoration and conservation of diverse animal species.
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Why Does the World Stay Green?
TCR White
Explore a controversial theory that challenges the common understanding of natural population control in herbivores.
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Wildfire
George Wuerthner
Ecological, economic, historical and socio-political analyses of the wildfire process.
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Wildlife and Society
Michael J Manfredo,
Jerry J Vaske,
Perry J Brown,
Daniel J Decker,
Esther A Duke
A comprehensive approach to the human dimensions of fish and wildlife management.
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Wildlife on Farms
David Lindenmayer,
Andrew Claridge,
Donna Hazell,
Damian Michael,
Mason Crane,
Christopher MacGregor,
Ross Cunningham
Learn how wildlife conservation can be integrated with farm management and the benefits this can bring.
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Wildlife, Fire and Future Climate
Brendan Mackey,
David Lindenmayer,
Malcolm Gill,
Michael McCarthy,
Janette Lindesay
Presents a model landscape-wide case study of refugia and future climate in the tall, wet forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria.
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Woodlands
David Lindenmayer,
Mason Crane,
Damian Michael,
Esther Beaton
Discover the often-overlooked beauty of Australia's woodlands and native plants and animals they support.
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World Atlas of Mangroves
Mark Spalding,
Mami Kainuma,
Lorna Collins
This atlas provides the first truly global assessment of the state of the world's mangroves.
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