Csiro Publishing: 506 books
Pests, Diseases and Beneficials
Friends and Foes of Australian Gardens
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2014
Pests, Diseases and Beneficials helps gardeners to identify and deal with those common insects and small animals (such as bugs, beetles, caterpillars, thrips and mites) that are found in every Australian garden. It offers clear descriptions and full colour images to aid in identifying insects or other...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
Diseases of Fruit Crops in Australia is the new standard reference in applied plant pathology in Australia covering important diseases affecting the broad range of fruit and nut crops grown throughout Australia. It is an essential tool for growers, horticulturists, crop consultants, research scientists,...
Marine Flatworms
The World of Polyclads
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2003
Marine Flatworms provides a fascinating introduction to the intriguing world of polyclad flatworms, a group of large, free-living marine Platyhelminthes, which are found throughout the world but are most colourful in tropical waters. Although not related to molluscs, they are often mistaken for sea slugs...
by Cameron Webb, Richard Russell, Stephen Doggett
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Mosquitoes are annoying, and can be deadly, but they can also be beautiful. A Guide to Mosquitoes of Australia explores the biodiversity of this fascinating group of insects. It provides a pictorial guide to almost 100 mosquito species and includes notes on their biology, habitats and association with...
Australian Seeds
A Guide to Their Collection, Identification and Biology
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2006
This is the first complete guide to the collection, processing and storage of wild collected seed. While the main focus is on Australian seeds, the procedures and protocols described within the book are of international standard and apply to users throughout the world. The book provides a basic understanding...
Biodiversity and Environmental Change
Monitoring, Challenges and Direction
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
This data-rich book demonstrates the value of existing national long-term ecological research in Australia for monitoring environmental change and biodiversity. Long-term ecological data are critical for informing trends in biodiversity and environmental change. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network...
Ten Commitments Revisited
Securing Australia's Future Environment
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, Australia’s leading environmental thinkers have written provocative chapters on what must be done...
by James Gleeson, Deborah Gleeson
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
The rapidly increasing number of threatened flora and fauna species worldwide is one of the chief problems confronting environmental professionals today. This problem is largely due to the impact humans have had on land use through development (e.g. agricultural, residential, industrial, infrastructure...
Reinvention of Australasian Biogeography
Reform, Revolt and Rebellion
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Biogeography, the study of the distribution of life on Earth, has undergone more conceptual changes, revolutions and turf wars than any other scientific field. Australasian biogeographers are responsible for several of these great upheavals, including debates on cladistics, panbiogeography and the drowning...
by Mark Norman, Amanda Reid
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2000
The Australasian region is home to the greatest diversity of cephalopods — squid, cuttlefish, octopuses — in the world. Yet, we know very little about these fascinating marine animals. This book provides insights into the biology and behaviour of more than 60 species. From the Giant Squid to the...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
The remote, beautiful and poorly known rainforests of Cape York Peninsula tell a special story about Australia’s historic and present-day connections to New Guinea. Life in the Cape York Rainforest highlights these connections by examining the fascinating biology of some of the most spectacular animals...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2007
Cockatoos are large, intelligent and attractive birds. Of the 21 recognised species, 14 occur in Australia, with three of these also found in New Guinea. Seven species are distributed across the islands of south-east Asia. While many species are common or abundant, an increasing number face extinction...
Stray Feathers
Reflections on the Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Birds
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Stray Feathers showcases some of the remarkable adaptations of Australian birds. A brief introduction describes how evolution shapes form and function, followed by a series of vignettes illustrating the wondrous variety of forms and functions shaped by evolution. For example, did you know that Barn Owls...
Pastoral Australia
Fortunes, Failures & Hard Yakka: A Historical Overview 1788-1967
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2010
Pastoral Australia tells the story of the expansion of Australia's pastoral industry, how it drove European settlement and involved Aboriginal people in the new settler society. The rural life that once saw Australia 'ride on the sheep's back' is no longer what defines us, yet it is largely our history...