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Alien R. Stern

Published: 30/06/1974

Sean Sullivan and Hannah Beer

Published: 01/12/2003

LG Newton , R Norris

Pleuropneumonia has had a long history in Australia. Clearing a Continent: The Eradication of Bovine Pleuropneumonia from Australia is an authoritative monograph on the history, spread, and final eradication of the disease. Based …

David Gullan , Suzanne Houghton

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 …

Abbie Mitchell , Astred Hicks

Do you know what a tree hollow is? To you and me, a tree hollow is just a hole, cavity or tunnel in a tree or branch. But to an animal, that hollow may be a bedroom, hiding place, nursery or shelter. It is the ultimate tree house! Come …

Rosalind Blanche

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 …

Keith Farrer

To Feed a Nation takes the reader on a journey over the centuries, describing the slow and arduous development of Australian food technology and science from before European settlement to the latter half of the twentieth century. The …

Kitty van Cuylenburg , Cher Hart

Australia is full of unique geological formations, fascinating fossils and intriguing minerals. Every Rock Has a Story: An A to Z of Australian Geology explores our incredible landscapes and offers captivating insights into our exceptional …

Sandra Severgnini

Bigger is not always better. Sometimes the smallest of creatures can have the biggest impact … even with dung! Explore the fascinating and incredibly important role that tiny dung beetles play in our environment. From pushing dung …

Jim Salinger

Readable, relevant and fascinating, Living in a Warmer World examines how our changing climate will affect our everyday lives through access to food, water and even land, and how this will also impact on our health. More importantly, …

Humberto Blanco , Sandeep Kumar , Stephen H Anderson

A changing climate is causing challenges for soil and water management in many parts of the world. Current soil management practices need to be redesigned to effectively address present and future fluctuating climates. Soil Hydrology …

Nicole Y Chalmer

Global food security is dependent on ecologically viable production systems, but current agricultural practices are often at odds with environmental sustainability. Resolving this disparity is a huge task, but there is much that can be learned …

David G Hinton

Running a Small Flock of Sheep uses a step-by-step approach and has been written for small-scale sheep farmers and inexperienced people considering a rural life-style change. It will prepare the reader for each procedure and event …

Tor Hundloe , Christine Crawford

Are we making the best use of water? How do we judge this? Are there trade-offs between upstream and downstream water use? What are these and how are they resolved? Disputes over water allocations are, second to climate change, the …

David B Lindenmayer

This book brings together extensive scientific learning on what makes a good farm for biodiversity. Based on thirteen years of intensive research, it breaks the discussion into chapters on key environmental and vegetation assets and then …

Robert Lehane

The implementation of the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Eradication Campaign has been one of the most significant animal health achievements in the history of Australia and worldwide. The unprecedented technical and operational complexity …

Julia E. Carins, Sharyn R. Rundle-Thiele and Joy E. Parkinson

Published: 04/05/2016

Kerry Duffy, Adam Pearson and Mark Waters

Published: 01/04/2002

Anne Cahill

Published: 01/04/2004

Mike J. Daniels and Laurie Corbett

Published: 25/07/2003