Across the world, cats are loved as pets or are kept or tolerated for their role in controlling some animal pests. But cats, both pets and feral, also kill many native animals and this toll can be enormous. Cats have been remarkably successful …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invasive
It is not surprising that Australian grassfinches are highly popular with ornithologists and aviculturists, for included among the species are one of the most beautiful of all birds – the Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae – and one …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Birds
No other continent on Earth has undergone such radical environmental changes as Antarctica. In its transition from rich biodiversity to the barren, cold land of blizzards we see today, Antarctica provides a dramatic case study of how subtle …
[ Books ] Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences / Prehistory
Over the last few decades our understanding of what Australia was like during the Mesozoic Era has changed radically. A rush of new fossil discoveries, together with cutting-edge analytical techniques, has created a much more detailed picture …
[ Books ] Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences / Prehistory
Atlas of Leaf Venation and Oil Gland Patterns in the Eucalypts is an aid to the identification of eucalypts in the field and a confirmation of the natural affinities between species and higher-level taxa on the basis of their comparative …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Identification and Systematics
The Plains-wanderer is unlike any other bird on Earth – it's one of a kind! On the Trail of the Plains-wanderer tells the true story of one of Australia's most critically endangered bird species. This unique, quirky and precious …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Picture Books
When he hatches from his egg, Sepio, a baby bobtail squid, is not able to glow. His dark shape is too obvious in the moonlit water and all kinds of predators lurk nearby. Ali, an intrepid Vibrio fischeri bacterium, is determined to …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
Who is home in the hollow? Tree hollows are very special places that provide animals, both big and small, with a space to nest and feel safe. Explore life in a tree hollow in the Australian bush and meet the native creatures …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Picture Books
Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods is a guide to conducting wildlife research in Australia. It provides advice on working through applications to animal ethics committees, presents general operating procedures …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Health and Welfare
Everywhere we go there are birds, and they all have mysteries to be unravelled. These mysteries include the way they look, from bizarre to apparently mundane, why they live where they live, and the things they do, many of which are far too …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Birds
Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size. They support specialised plants and animals, and a wide variety of endemic species. To Indigenous Australians, they are sacred …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Biodiversity and Ecology
Emergency services personnel conduct their work in situations that are inherently dangerous. Large incidents such as bushfires, floods and earthquakes often pose hazards that are not fully understood at the time of management, and the situation …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Environmental Management
What are plant galls and how are they caused? This book introduces the Australian native insects that induce galls on plants and the plant species that host them. It explores the ways the insects have adapted to living part of their lives …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
Ecological and biodiversity-based monitoring has been marked by an appalling lack of effectiveness and lack of success in Australia for more than 40 years, despite the billions of dollars that are invested in biodiversity conservation annually. …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Environmental Management
Innovation in Industrial Research gives new and experienced researchers insight into how they can improve the quality of their industrial research. It discusses the methods currently available to researchers, from quality tools to …
[ Books ] Science in Society — Science in Society / Ideas and Issues
What must we do to achieve a sustainable society? There is no one answer. The first steps towards sustainability cover a whole spectrum of economic, social and environmental issues. In this volume Australian leaders from a wide range …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Sustainability
Published: 01/09/1973
Once described by Sir David Attenborough as ‘the best ornithological illustrator alive’, William T. Cooper was a generous mentor to many wildlife artists. His willingness to share his knowledge and skills is epitomised in Capturing the …
[ Books ] Science in Society — Science in Society / Leisure and Tourism
The Hawkesbury River is the longest coastal river in New South Wales. A vital source of water and food, it has a long Aboriginal history and was critical for the survival of the early British colony at Sydney. The Hawkesbury’s weathered …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Biodiversity and Ecology