For more than a decade, Melbourne has had the fastest-growing population of any Australian capital city. It is expanding outward while also growing upward through vast new high-rise developments in the inner suburbs. With an estimated 1.6 …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Planning and Design
The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 is the third in a series of action plans that have been produced at the start of each decade. The book analyses the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) status of all the …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Birds
Soil Analysis: An Interpretation Manual is a practical guide to soil tests. It considers what soil tests are, when they can be used reliably and consistently, and discusses what limits their application. It is the first nationally …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Soils
The Australian Beetles series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique evolutionary lineages found nowhere else on Earth. Volume …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
Cornerstones of Impact Management is a comprehensive and practical guide to all aspects of impact management. It provides insights and expertise from leading practitioners from around the world, who have decades of experience in starting …
[ Books ] Science in Society — Science in Society / Impact
Nature's Sexual Spectrum is a celebration of the astonishing diversity of sexual behaviour, biology and reproduction found in nature. From penguins to primates, same-sex behaviours and courtship are more widespread in the natural …
[ Books ] Science in Society — Science in Society / Popular Science
Have you ever wondered about those rocks under your feet? How old they might be? How they got their colour and texture? Could they contain some unknown mineral or fossil treasure? Rocks, Fossils and Formations: Discoveries Through …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
How to decelerate loss of global biodiversity is one of the greatest challenges of our generation. Reproductive technologies have enormous potential to assist the recovery of species by enhancing reproductive output, facilitating genetic …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Reptiles and Amphibians
This issue is all about collections! CSIRO maintains some of Australia’s most important collections. Come take tour and meet some amazing scientists and special specimens. You can learn more about our deadly virus collection, or make your …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
The Compact Australian Bird Guide is an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated quick identification guide to all bird species regularly occurring in Australia. The content has been carefully designed to provide the reader with key …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Birds
The Inside Out of Flies is a look under the bonnet at the astonishing mechanics of fly anatomy. Erica McAlister reveals the engineering miracles embodied in each species of fly and some of the fascinating implications they hold for …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
Plant Names is an invaluable guide to the use of scientific, commercial and common names for plants and the conventions for writing them. Written by horticultural botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, this book covers the …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Identification and Systematics
Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify. Australian Birds of Prey in Flight is a photographic guide to the eagles, hawks, kites and falcons flying high …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Birds