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
Insect infestations in grains and other stored food and fibre products cause annual losses worth many millions of dollars worldwide. This illustrated guide enables specialists and non-specialists to distinguish the major pests of durable …
[ Books ] Food & Agriculture — Food & Agriculture / Weeds, Pests and Diseases
Haematology of Australian Mammals is a valuable guide to collecting and analysing the blood of Australian mammals for haematological studies and diagnosis and monitoring of disease. It outlines general principles for selecting …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Health and Welfare
This practical field guide describes and illustrates in colour 90 common and widespread wetland plants found in Queensland, and gives a distribution map for each species. To assist those readers who are keen to learn more, the book includes …
[ Books ] Marine & Freshwater — Marine & Freshwater / Freshwater Ecology
Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive and accessible overview of one of the world’s most popular insect groups, the Odonata. Written for interested amateurs as well as more experienced professionals, Dragonflies of the World …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
Ants are one of the most important faunal groups in Australia and are widely used as bioindicators in land monitoring and assessment programs. The Ants of Northern Australia will help in the identification of the 1500 or more ant …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
For almost 40 years, Australian researchers have been part of an international group of scientists who have studied graft-transmitted disorders of the grapevine. The Australian wine and grape industries are undergoing significant expansion …
[ Books ] Food & Agriculture — Food & Agriculture / Viticulture
This book brings together exciting accounts of life history strategies of a range of species, as well as background information on general butterfly behaviour, taxonomy and evolutionary aspects. Each chapter is written by one of Australia’s …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
This book details a novel approach to dynamic, as opposed to steady-state, analysis of leaf photosynthesis by integrating fast responses to Carbon Dioxide:Oxygen exchange with optical techniques for fluorescence, light scattering and absorbance …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Physiology and Chemistry
The primary focus is to provide landholders, catchment groups, catchment and land protection boards, and rural communities with the best tools that science has so far developed for benchmarking and monitoring the condition of the land and …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Water
This Atlas provides, for the first time, comprehensive maps showing the distribution of all named species of termite found in Australia. Based on records associated with the Australian National Insect Collection, it also provides …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
The primary aim of this guide is to enable non-specialists to identify the genera and more common species of ants occurring in cool and wet southern Australia. This region represents a distinct biogeographic zone within Australia, and taxa …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
Marine plants, or seaweeds, are unjustly perceived as one of the least charismatic groups of marine organisms. In truth they include many spectacular and attractive species; moreover, they comprise a vital component of coastal ecosystems, …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Algae and Lichens
Australia's vast north-west coast can justifiably be described as a frontier wilderness: sparsely populated, incredibly beautiful but often inhospitable, with a rich but largely undocumented biodiversity. For over a decade, Dr John Huisman, …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Algae and Lichens
Islands are special because they promote unique forms of life, and large proportions of the species they hold are found nowhere else on Earth. The mammals of the South-west Pacific are no exception, with many distributed only across single …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Mammals and Marsupials
Calf is a newborn humpback whale, venturing into an exciting marine world while being nurtured and cared for by his mother. Join them as they travel along the east coast of Australia, meeting marine creatures. See the challenges Calf and …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Picture Books
Global Application of Prescribed Fire provides a first-hand perspective of the various methods and ways people around the world view and use prescribed fire. It covers the logistics, constraints and social dynamics surrounding the …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Fire
Rare, unique and irreplaceable – precious native rainforests occupy a precariously small part of Australia while retaining a remarkable level of both biological and chemical diversity unrivalled by any other ecosystem. Australia's ancient …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Physiology and Chemistry
Victoria's Box–Ironbark region is one of the most important areas of animal diversity and significance in southern Australia. The forests and woodlands of this region provide critical habitat for a diverse array of woodland-dependent animals, …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Field Guides
Can you imagine a strange and colourful fish that looks like a dragon? It can’t fly or breathe fire, but it is an excellent dancer! The weedy seadragon is an amazing fish with a talent for camouflage, weird eating habits and a unique …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Picture Books