Csiro Publishing: 506 books
Night Parrot
Australia's Most Elusive Bird
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
For well over a century, the Night Parrot lured its seekers into Australia's vast, arid outback. From the beginning it was a mysterious bird. Fewer than 30 specimens were collected before it all but disappeared, offering only fleeting glimpses and the occasional mummified body as proof of its continued...
by Anthony Pridham, Joseph M Forshaw, Mark Shephard OAM
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
It is not surprising that Australian grassfinches are highly popular with ornithologists and aviculturists, for included among the species are one of the most beautiful of all birds – the Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae – and one of the most familiar cagebirds – the Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata....
Wood Destroying Insects
Wood Borers and Termites
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1996
This book provides architects, engineers, builders, foresters, members of the pest control and timber industries, and the general public with a ready source of reference to the more important wood borers and termites encountered in Australia. Many species of timber can be attacked by wood-destroying...
Mites of Australia
A Checklist and Bibliography
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
This Checklist brings together for the first time the names of all 2620 described species of mites that are known to occur in Australia. It gives the correct nomenclature for each species, and places every species in the appropriate genus and family, using the latest available classification. The...
Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges 2
Daisies, Heaths, Peas, Saltbushes, Sundews, Wattles and Other Shrubby and Herbaceous Dicotyledons
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
This visually superb and informative field guide is the second volume of Flora of the Otway Plain and Ranges, and covers more than 480 species of Daisies, Heaths, Peas, Saltbushes, Sundews, Wattles and other shrubby and herbaceous Dicotyledons. The illustrated family key is unique and covers 75 families...
The Australian Water Mites
A Guide to Families and Genera
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
Water mites are a dominant feature of the fauna of all freshwater ecosystems. Over 400 species in 87 genera and 22 families have been recorded in Australia. This book consists of illustrated keys to each family and genus. There are sections on cladistic analysis and classification, biogeographic affinities of the Australian fauna, general biology and morphology.
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots
Profiling Extinct and Endangered Species
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Joseph M. Forshaw, one of the world’s leading authorities on parrots, calls attention to the threats they face: they are one of the most endangered groups of birds, with a growing number of species nearing extinction. The main threats arise from habitat loss through deforestation and agricultural development...
by Lindenmayer, Michael, Crane
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
An increasing number of Australians want to be assured that the food and fibre being produced on this continent have been grown and harvested in an ecologically sustainable way. Ecologically sustainable farming conserves the array of species that are integral to key ecological processes such as pollination,...
Resetting the Compass
Australia's Journey Towards Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2001
Resetting the Compass: Australia's Journey Towards Sustainability Updated Edition sets out Australia's environmental problems in their global context and explains what is now needed to fix them. It also illustrates how ecological sustainability can be achieved together with economic, social and cultural...
by Mary Horsfall
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Gardens for All Seasons is a gardening lifestyle book by bestselling author Mary Horsfall, celebrating the role of gardens in our lives and advising on the timing of jobs in the gardening year throughout Australia. Monthly chapters include topics such as planning, bushfire preparation, watering, pot...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2009
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 and neglected resource. Leading experts in the field outline what...
Australia's War Against Rabbits
The Story of Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
The management of wild rabbits is a vexing problem worldwide. In countries such as Australia and New Zealand, wild rabbits are regarded as serious pests to agriculture and the environment, while in many European countries they are considered an important hunting resource, and are a cornerstone species...
by David Andrew
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Australia has a rich and unique array of animals, including the largest diversity of marsupials on earth. The recent growth in ecotourism has increased the popularity of mammal-spotting, particularly whale and dolphin-watching, but also spotting of perennial tourist favourites such as koalas and kangaroos....
Australia Burning
Fire Ecology, Policy and Management Issues
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2003
The phenomenon of fire in the Australian landscape traverses many interests and disciplines. At a national level, there is an urgent need for the integration of both the natural and social sciences in the formulation of public policy. With contributions from 30 leading experts, Australia Burning draws...