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Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2009. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. This excellent field guide covers all stick and leaf insects found in Australia and includes photographs, line drawings, maps and identification keys. Australia has a rich diversity of Phasmids - otherwise known as stick and leaf insects. Most of..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, graphs, tables. Presents the first global study by a historian to fully integrate the earth-system approach of the new climate science with the material history of humanity. Part I argues that geological, environmental, and climatic history explain the pattern and pace of biological..... More
Melbourne: Bloomings Books, (2016. third edition). Small quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. In the 15 years since the second edition of this book, many new species have been discovered and formally names. Over 370 eucalypts are described in this third edition which covers southern Western Australia, South Australia (excluding south..... More
Sydney: UNSW Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, BRAND NEW. Evolutionary scientist Rob Brooks argues that the origins of twenty-first century problems such as obesity, consumerism and environmental devastation can be found where the ancient forces of evolution collide with modern culture and economics. Brooks explores a range of topics including falling..... More
London: Reaktion Books, 2012. Octavo, paperback, photographs and illustrations. Reaktion Animal Series. In almost every culture, hyenas are regarded as nasty, scheming charlatans, skulking in the back alleyways of the animal kingdom. Scorned as little more than scavenging carrion-eaters, vandals and thieves, since the earliest times hyenas have been both..... More
Paterson: NSW Agriculture Tocal, 2001. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations, maps. Dryland salinity is a problem for many farmers. This book discusses the causes, prevention and treatment of the problem. More
Paterson: Department of Primary Industries, (2006. second edition). Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations. Shows in detail how to re-establish trees and shrubs on your farm. Includes how to plan a revegetation program and assess existing remnant vegetation. Covers natural regeneratin, collecting native seed, weed control and protecting revegetated areas from..... More
Paterson: Department of Primary Industries, (2014. second edition). Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, illustrations. Leaving your land in better condition than you received it is the aim of environmental management. This book helps you understand the basics before you get into more detailed studies. More
London: Thames and Hudson, 2014. Quarto, publisher's boards, colour photographs. This accessible and thought-provoking book is the first in-depth exploration of the ways in which contemporary artists are confronting nature, the environment, climate change and ecology. Organized into six chapters, the book moves through the various levels of artists engagement..... More
London: T & A D Poyser, 2004. Quarto, dustwrapper, text illustrations, maps, colour photographs. This is a Poyser avifauna title for England's diverse birdlife, past and present. More
Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1999. Octavo, paperback, illustrations., maps. Written in an engaging style this book provides a detailed and illustrated account of this mysterious lizard. Authors David Brown and Neil Carmony dig out the tall tales, dispel the myths, and reveal the lizard's true character. Through..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2014]. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations. Originally published in 1987. An overview of the extensive and frequently controversial literature on communally breeding birds developed since the early 1960s, when students of evolution began to examine sociality as a product of natural selection. Jerram Brown provides..... More
London: Christopher Helm, (2003. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour plates, text illustrations. Fully revised and updated, this edition of this unique and popular guide contains a wealth of fascinating material, illustrated by 23 new full colour plates, with numerous new colour photographs, line drawings, maps, diagrams and other illustrations. Subjects..... More
Sofia: Pensoft, 2009. Octavo, paperback, line drawings, black and white and colour photographs. ZooKeys No. 18. This is the first issue of ZooKeys devoted to taxonomy of the Crustacea, specifically crustaceans from the Southern Hemisphere, with contributions describing new taxa from Australia, New Caledonia, the Tasman Sea, Fiji, Madagascar and..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Quarto, laminated boards, black and white and colour photographs and illustrations, maps. This volume represents a uniquely comprehensive overview of our current knowledge on tropical montane cloud forests. 72 chapters cover a wide spectrum of topics including cloud forest distribution, climate, soils, biodiversity, hydrological processes..... More
Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, (2001. reprint). Octavo, dustwrapper, An up-to-date check-list of accepted genera of Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and flowering plants. More
Frenchs Forest: New Holland, (2010. second edition). Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs, line drawings. In this new updated edition, chapters include: an insect's body; life cycles; wings and flight; behaviour and survival; habits and habitats; collection and observation; pseudo insects; primitive wingless insects; primitive winged insects; and modern winged insects... More
Frenchs Forest: Reed New Holland, (2008. reprint). Octavo, paperback, 200 colour photographs, colour drawings. An easy-to-use and practical field manual. More than 100 of the most frequently encountered Australian spiders are shown, with information on toxicity, habitat and prey capture. Gives advice on first aid for treating bites from Australia's..... More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2017. Octavo, paperback, photographs. "An exquisitely beautiful book ...These stories about birds are ultimately reflections on the curious nature of humanity itself"- Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk. There is no denying that many people are crazy for birds. Packed with intriguing facts..... More
Crows Nest: Allen and Unwin, 2008. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs. A highly readable account of the recurring fights over Tasmania's natural resources that have torn its people apart for three decades. More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 102. Buczacki takes a broad look at the relatively unexplored world of the garden, and its relevance within the context of natural history overall. Though gardens are often viewed merely as artificial creations rather than easily..... More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. New Naturalist. A history of gardens in Britain with special reference to the evolution of different styles and the changing importance of native and exotic plant species. How does a garden differ from other habitats, both natural and semi-natural? Is it..... More
Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2009. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, maps. As global demand for forest products increases, conserving biodiversity has become more urgent and challenging. This book advocates adaptive management - a structured approach to learning by doing - to sustain biodiversity in managed forests. It..... More
Kensington: WA Naturally Publications, 2004. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. Documents the current state of research into and management of threatened animals in Western Australia. It looks at factors that led to their decline and a vision of what needs to be done to conserve WA's amazing biodiveristy. More
New York: Prometheus Books, 2006. Small octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. The world would be a pretty drab place without flowers. Their bright cheery colours help make our natural environment a more delightful place to be. But flowers in all their beautiful variations didn't evolve just for the viewing pleasure of..... More