Csiro Publishing: 506 books
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Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Current Therapy in Medicine of Australian Mammals provides an update on Australian mammal medicine. Although much of the companion volume, Medicine of Australian Mammals, is still relevant and current, there have been significant advances in Australian mammal medicine and surgery since its publication...
Winds of Change
Fifty Years of Achievements in the CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research 1946-1996
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
This book describes the evolution and development of the Division's research throughout the years and the ways in which scientists responded to the needs of the community. Winds of Change also presents a very human face of science, chronicling the personalities, and the highs and lows of scientific research.
Landscape Ecology, Function and Management
Principles from Australia's Rangelands
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1996
This book encapsulates the extensive knowledge developed by CSIRO's National Rangelands Program on how rangeland landscapes function and the implications for management. It looks at the ecology of rangeland landscape processes and deals with what happens when things go wrong, when a landscape loses its...
Plants for Medicines
A Chemical and Pharmacological Survey of Plants in the Australian Region
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1990
This book gives details of alkaloid and anti-tumour screening by the CSIRO of nearly 2000 species, the pharmacological testing of the alkaloids of selected species, and the chemical fractionation of those species which had reproducible tumour-inhibiting properties. The book includes 64 colour plates and over 400 line illustrations of chemical structures.
David Rivett
Fighter for Australian Science
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Sir David Rivett was an Australian chemist and Chief Executive Officer of CSIR between 1927 and 1945. He became Chairman from 1945 to 1949, retiring when CSIR was reorganised and became CSIRO. Because of Sir David's unique contributions to many fields of science and his efforts directed towards CSIR's...
Landscape Logic
Integrating Science for Landscape Management
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2012
In 2005, researchers from four Australian universities and CSIRO joined forces with environmental managers from three state agencies and six regional catchment management authorities to answer the question: 'Can we detect the influence of public environmental programs on the condition of our natural...
Sediment Quality Assessment
A Practical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Contaminated sediments represent an ongoing threat to the health of aquatic ecosystems. The assessment of sediment quality is, therefore, an important concern for environmental regulators. Sediment quality guidelines are now well established in regulatory frameworks worldwide; however, practical guidance...
by Robin Barker, Wilhelmus Vestjens
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1989
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1989
This book lists the stomach contents of Australian non-passerine birds collected by the CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology from 1963 to 1980.
Integrated Mission-directed Research
Experiences from Environmental and Natural Resource Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2010
This book offers readers the chance to learn from the experiences of researchers involved in integrated mission-directed research, particularly in the areas of natural resource management and regional development. Integrated Mission-directed Research covers important issues in integration science, supported...
by M Tyndale-Biscoe
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1990
This is a colourful, useful and easy-to-read account of dung beetles in south-eastern Australia. The book tells why the CSIRO brought dung beetles to Australia, what they do, where they live, how to recognise them and how to help them spread. Seventeen species of imported dung beetles are described and...
The Plastic Banknote
From Concept to Reality
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
'Have you got any ideas on how to make a better banknote?' In the late 1960s, the detection of counterfeit banknotes and the rise of new photographic and copying technologies prompted the Reserve Bank of Australia to explore options for increasing the security of currency. A top-secret research project,...
by JD Briggs, JH Leigh
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1996
The Rare or Threatened Australian Plants (ROTAP) list and associated coding system was developed and has been maintained by CSIRO since 1979, and lists taxa that are Presumed Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, Rare or Poorly Known at the national level. This edition provides the most up-to-date list for...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Sustainability policies shape the ways that society and the economy interact with the environment, natural resources and ecosystems, and address issues such as water, energy and food security, and climate change. These policies are complex and are, at times, obscured by contestation, uncertainty and...
Make It Safe
A Guide to Food Safety
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2010
All people involved with preparation of food for the commercial or retail market need a sound understanding of the food safety risks associated with their specific products and, importantly, how to control these risks. Failure to control food safety hazards can have devastating consequences for not only...