Bee Agskills provides a basic guide to some of the skills and practices of bee production. The book contains step-by-step instructions, diagrams and full-colour pictures. Some of the skills included are: Using a bee smoker; …
[ Books ] Food & Agriculture — Food & Agriculture / Livestock Management
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
DNA is the essence of life and the original ‘big data’. New technologies are allowing scientists to access and make sense of this information like never before, and they are using it to solve the world’s greatest environmental challenges. Applied …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Environmental Management
A Guide to Southern Temperate Seagrasses describes the exceptionally diverse seagrasses in the temperate parts of the southern hemisphere. This book introduces readers to the evolution, biology and ecology of the southern temperate …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Aquatic and Marine Plants
Australia's complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent. Through exquisite colour photographs taken at the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) or during field trips with the National …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Flowering Plants
Australian Saltmarsh Ecology presents the first comprehensive review of the ecology and management of Australian saltmarshes. The past 10 years in particular have seen a sustained research effort into this previously poorly understood …
[ Books ] Marine & Freshwater — Marine & Freshwater / Marine Ecology
Finding Australian Birds is a guide to the special birds found across Australia's vastly varied landscapes. From the eastern rainforests to central deserts, Australia is home to some 900 species of birds. This book covers over 400 …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Birds
Building your own home could save you thousands of dollars. The Owner Builder is an easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide for people who want to build their dream home in a financially responsible manner. From choosing a block of …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Building
Rainforest Restoration Manual for South-Eastern Australia is the definitive guide to the recovery and restoration of Subtropical, Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Gallery, Dry, Dry Gully and Littoral Rainforests from south-eastern …
[ Books ] Food & Agriculture — Food & Agriculture / Landcare
Experimental Design and Analysis for Tree Improvement provides a set of practical procedures to follow when planning, designing and analysing tree improvement trials. Using examples, it outlines how to: design field, …
[ Books ] Food & Agriculture — Food & Agriculture / Agroforestry
Falcons are stunning and iconic birds. Australia has six falcon species, with two endemic to the continent and two others endemic to the Australasian region. They are important indicators of the health of our ecosystems, due to their position …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Birds
The Flowering of Australia’s Rainforests provides a comprehensive introduction to the pollination ecology, evolution and conservation of Australian rainforest plants, with particular emphasis on subtropical rainforests and their associated …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Flowering Plants
Minerals, Metals and Sustainability examines the exploitation of minerals and mineral products and the implications for sustainability of the consumption of finite mineral resources and the wastes associated with their production …
[ Books ] Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences / Mining and Resources
This new textbook fills an important niche by offering a lively overview of the principles of ecology for a broad range of university-level science and biology courses. Written for those who need to understand key ecological concepts but …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Biodiversity and Ecology
Most eucalypts grow naturally on soils low in fertility. Commercial plantations of eucalypts have been established around the world over a range of climates and soils. These two themes are central to this book. Nutrition of Eucalypts …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Physiology and Chemistry
Australian Forest Woods describes about 130 of the most significant Australian forest trees and their wood. The introductory sections introduce the reader to the uniqueness and usefulness of forest trees. The book examines the forest …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Identification and Systematics
Which animals in this issue of Double Helix can jump higher than the Sydney Harbour Bridge? All of them, because bridges can’t jump! You can read all about Australia’s amazing and weird wildlife in these pages. From sugar gliders …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
Bryozoans are aquatic animals that form colonies of connected individuals. They take a variety of forms: some are bushy and moss-like, some are flat and encrusting and others resemble lace. Bryozoans are mostly marine, with species found …
[ Books ] Marine & Freshwater — Marine & Freshwater / Marine Ecology
Australian High Country Owls provides the latest scientific information on Australian owl species, especially Ninox owls. It details studies of Southern Boobooks and Powerful Owls, visits to North America and Europe to learn …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Birds
Out of the Scientist's Garden is written for anyone who wants to understand food and water a little better - for those growing vegetables in a garden, food in a subsistence plot or crops on vast irrigated plains. It is also for anyone …
[ Books ] Gardening & Horticulture — Gardening & Horticulture / Sustainability