Europe: a natural history.
Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. More
Melbourne: Text Publishing, 2018. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. More
Frenchs Forest: New Holland, (2022. second edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. This highly successful book features all 840 bird species that live on or visit the Australian continent. Following a brief introduction about bird biology, habitats and bird families, the main part of the book comprises species entries. Each..... More
Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2015. reprint). Quarto, oblong format, colour illustrations. This reprint uses a heavier paper stock and includes an In Memoriam celebrating the life of the artist William T. Cooper (1934-2015). In 1973 Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper published to great acclaim their first collaboration, Parrots of the World..... More
Richmond: Bloomings Books, (2020. revised reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This revised edition includes additional name changes. A definitive field guide covering more than 500 fungi species with 548 superb colour photographs. All fungi are photographed in their natural environment with information on biology, ecology, classification, distributions, roles of fungi..... More
Sydney: New Holland Publishers, (2017. fourth edition). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations, maps. In recent years whale watching in Australia and New Zealand has become a passion for many people. Both countries are home to numerous species of whales and dolphins. There are now established whale-watching tour operators in..... More
Fremantle: Fremantle Press, 2013. Quarto, paperback, colour illustrations, photographs. Seven leading botanical artists are brought together in this beautifully illustrated book. Author Janda Gooding shares the stories behind each artist's illustrations and reveals a rich and diverse record of Western Australia's unique flora, fauna and fungi. Illustrations by Margaret Pieroni..... More
Kensington: University of New South Wales Press, 2005. Octavo, paperback, diagrams. Brings together some of the world's leading environmental researchers in the life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences and humanities to bridge the disciplinary divides in understanding the environment. More
Kuranda: Sicklebill Publications, (2015. second edition). Small octavo, paperback, map. A comprehensive list of all bird species found on mainland Australia, its islands and off-shore territories. Includes. More
Sydney: New Holland, (2013. reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. Features include compact, easy-to-use format; authoritative text describing key identification features; and full colour photographs illustrating over 170 species. More
Frenchs Forest: New Holland, 2002. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations, map. A compact and easy-to-use guide with authoritative text describing key identification features. Approximately 250 native flowering plants are featured with colour photographs. More
Flemington: Hyland House, (2014. reprint). Small octavo, paperback, colour photographs and illustrations. Step into the world of our least admired botanical companions. Peel back the layers of prejudice and discover the finer side of the plants we call weeds. An astonishing number are either edible or medicinal, and have deep..... More
Nambucca Heads: Gwen Harden Publishing, (2018. second edition), Quarto, paperback, text illustrations. A field guide to the rainforest trees and shrubs of Victoria, New South Wales and subtropical Queensland using vegetative characters. Most traditional floras or identification guides to plants use flowers and fruits as the main means of identification..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Octavo, laminated boards, maps, diagrams. Over the last decade, molecular studies carried out on the Australasian biota have revealed a new world of organic structure that exists from submicroscopic to continental scale. Furthermore, in studies of global biogeography and evolution, DNA sequencing has shown that..... More
Melbourne: Museum Victoria, 2008. Large octavo, paperback, colour photographs, line drawings. Contains detailed descriptions (including life-cycle, breeding and feeding) for over 90 species, as well as easy to follow instructions for housing and caring for invertebrates. More
Frenchs Forest: New Holland, (2023. third edition, reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations. Covers more than 400 species in 80 different genera. Better known groups like the acacias and eucalypts are well represented, but special effort has been made to include a large number of species from Australia's diverse..... More
Frenchs Forest: New Holland, (2009. reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations. A comprehensive guide to Hakeas, a beautiful native plant that is increasing in popularity. Often confused with grevilleas, hakeas are becoming more well known as more come into cultivation. This book features all 148 species and 15 subspecies..... More
Collingwood: CSIRO, 2007. Octavo, paperback, This book addresses major challenges in implementing required reforms in Australian water policy and management, with particular focus on social sciences research and knowledge that can inform policy. The NWI (National Water Initiative) was launched in 2004, with a schedule of implementation through to 2014..... More
Frenchs Forest: New Holland, 2002. Quarto, paperback, colour photographs. An exploration of traditional skills and a compendium of the kinds of foods eaten by Aborigines. More
Kent Town: Wakefield Press, (2018. second edition), Large octavo, laminated boards, black and white text illustrations. South Australia's grasses have been carefully drawn, including more than 450 line drawings and 20 coloured paintings illustrating typical members of each tribe. More
Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing, 2012. Quarto, laminated boards, colour photographs, line drawings, maps. Biological control of weeds has been practised for over 100 years and Australia has been a leader in this weed management technique. This book reviews biological control of weeds in Australia to 2011, covering over 90 weed species..... More
Melbourne: Museum Victoria, 2013. Quarto, colour illustrations, softcover. Presents the best of Museum Victoria's remarkable collection of natural history artworks. The book opens with the "paper museums" of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, stunning collections of the bizarre and fabulous, each one exquisitely depicted. It presents the valiant artistic efforts..... More
Paterson: New South Wales Government, 2006. Quarto, spirally bound, colour photographs. Pick the difference between native plants and weeds. Full-colour adjacent photographs of weed and native 'look alikes' with explanatory notes. An essential field guide for land carers, farmers and bush regenerators in coastal and high-rainfall areas. More
Paterson: New South Wales Government, 2008. Quarto, spirally bound, colour photographs. This book starts where volume one finishes, full-colour adjacent photographs of more weeds and native plants that look similar. More
Melbourne: Entomological Society of Victoria, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, CD-ROM. Part four in a series of ten to twelve which will cover the 2,000 species of Victorian moths. This part covers the Emeralds and allies. Part one see [stock id 28859], part two [28868, part three [32931], part five..... More
Melbourne: Entomological Society of Victoria, (2017. second edition, reprint). Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, CD-ROM. This is the first part in a series of ten to twelve which will cover the 2,000 species of Victorian moths. This handy sized booklet figures the 85 species of Silk moths found in Victoria, Australia..... More