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Sydney: Australia Geographic, 2019. Octavo, paperback, limp plastic, colour photographs, maps. This comprehensive guide provides a detailed account of all 246 currently recognised species and subspecies and, for the first time, provides explicit points of identification on how to tell each species apart from all others for which they might..... More
Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, 2006. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This is a guide to the nudibranchs of south-eastern Queensland. The book is easy to use and, as these animals are among the most colourful and charismatic of marine creatures, a pleasure to peruse. It covers 277 species of nudibranch..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, (2018. updated seventh edition). Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. A complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna, including frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes. For each of the 1218 species there is a description of its appearance, distribution and habits. These descriptions..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, black and white photographs, other illustrations. This book presents an authoritative review on the state of knowledge on the biology of the Red algae. Written by a group of 26 internationally renowned experts, the eighteen chapters of this book range from molecular and..... More
Mexico City: BirdLife International, 2007. Large quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. A portfolio drawn from the world's greatest bird photographers drives the message of this book home. The book is split into five chapters looking at all aspects of human's relationship with birds. The first looks the place birds occupy in..... More
Claremont: Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 2007. Quarto, laminated boards, black and white illustrations. This volume and its companion, Monocots, Comparative Biology and Evolution, excluding Poales 2006, contain papers presented at the Third International Conference on the Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons, Monocots III, and the Fourth International Symposium on..... More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This book considers all 24 bumblebee species found in the UK, examining what made the group so successful and how circumstances have led to the survival of some species but the precipitous decline of the majority, highlighting the dangers we all face..... More
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. 'It is no coincidence that so many of the world's creation myths involve water. Out of this apparent void, all else is born. Not surprising, then, that the sea holds such a primeval fascination. We are, in so many ways, made of..... More
Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, 2014. Octavo, photographs, text illustrations, laminated boards. Wolves are considered controversial figures worldwide: mythical creatures as well as troublemakers, conservation efforts on their behalf are often polarizing. In recent years much effort has focused on the discussion of how to conserve large carnivores, such as..... More
Portland OR: Timber Press, 2012. Octavo, laminated boards, BRAND NEW. This handy gardener's reference provides the derivation, meaning and pronunciation of the most popular and interesting garden plants. Common names and synonyms are cross-referenced to the botanical name. Names are organized alphabetically by generic name and these are followed by..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Octavo, paperback, tables and graphs. Forests hold a significant proportion of global biodiversity and terrestrial carbon stocks and are at the forefront of human-induced global change. The dynamics and distribution of forest vegetation determines the habitat for other organisms, and regulates the delivery of ecosystem..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour illustrations, line drawings, maps. This beautifully illustrated field guide covers 504 of the most common fruiting plants found in Australia's eastern rainforests, as well as a few species that are rare in the wild but generally well-known. These spectacular plants can be seen..... More
Canberra: National Library of Australia, 2021. Quarto, laminated boards, colour illustrations. William T. Cooper (1934-2015) was one of the world's most esteemed bird painters. In his paintings, birds nibble at plump red berries, they rest on twisted vines and branches covered with lichen, and they clutch forest fruits and leaves..... More
2022. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This comprehensive guide describes the 582 species of wild orchids that occur in NSW and the ACT. This region covers the richest area for wild orchids in Australia and includes over 500 species of seasonal ground orchids and 62 species of evergreen tree and..... More
San Rafael: Mandala Publishing, 2008. Oblong format, dustwrapper, colour photographs. This book also contains images of the frozen continent that capture the beauty of the icebergs, the glaciers, the penguins and Humpback whales, and the wild wide seas. More
Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis, 2012. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations, graphs, tables. Organized into two sections, the book focuses first on the R software, then on the implementation of traditional statistical methods with R. Accessible to novices and experts alike, this text is a clear and enjoyable resource..... More
New York: Harper Collins, 2004. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. A narrative written by a one-time Maine lobsterman relates how lobsters socialize, mate, fight for dominance, and navigate their way across the ocean floor. More
London: New Holland Publishers, 2011. Small quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Following on from his highly successful "Creative Bird Photography", top natural history photographer Bill Coster now shares his tricks of the trade focusing on more general nature photography. This book embraces locations as varied as Bill's home base in Essex..... More
Chatswood: New Holland, (2022. reprint). Quarto, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations, maps. This is a classic of Australian botany, well organised with good keys and photographs. This latest edition includes addendum of changes and new species and a comprehensive coverage of 900 species. More
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2019. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. New Naturalist # 139. There are more than 50 known species of gulls, and many of these are well-adapted to living in urban areas and in close proximity to humans. But there are also less familiar species to discover, which keep..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press/WILDGuides, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. A comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in Britain and Ireland in recent times, including marine mammals, bats and introduced species. The book features hundreds of stunning photographs and incorporates invaluable tips and suggestions..... More
London: Christopher Helm, 2006. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations, colour photographs. Takes the reader on a trip around Britain's principal habitats, which looks beyond the confines of our gardens to expose the world of some our familiar birds. This work shows the secrets of romance from Mute Swans, the perfect father..... More
Auckland Park: Jacana Media, 2013. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, other illustrations. Do you have a large 'Wader'-sized gap in your bird knowledge? Roy Cowgill and Stephen Davis will help you fill in those gaps and will soon have you identifying South Africa's shorebirds with confidence and ease. This unique new..... More
Carlton, Miegunyah Press, 2007. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. Celebrates the book using the rare books collection of the State Library of Victoria. This book helps readers discover the world of the book - the history of book production, design and illustration, the materials used, the changing technology and its evolution..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. Octavo, illustrations. A detailed overview of diversity, life history, ecology, and behaviour of primates and the ways these factors influence primate abundance and distribution. More