Melbourne csiro publishing 2016 (7 Ergebnisse)

Quarto,148 pp.,colour photographs, softcover. WAS $35. Many Australian animals are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and are therefore rarely seen. These are the after dark animals found in our backyards, the arid desert, woodlands or rainforest, yet very little noticed by humans. This book brings this hidden…

Octavo,416 pp.,colour photographs, maps., softcover WAS $90. The vast expanses of ocean that cover about 70% of our planet have been negatively affected by fishing, pollution and, increasingly, by climate change. To mitigate these effects and safeguard the delicate ecological and environmental functions of oceans and their remar…

second edition).Octavo, paperback,384 pp.,colour photographs, other illustrations, maps. WAS $50. As biologically fascinating as they are beautiful, butterflies are a pleasure to watch and an important group of invertebrates to study. In the twelve years since the first edition, the volume of discoveries and changes in informati…

second edition).Octavo, paperback,423 pp.,colour photographs, maps. This book provides a comprehensive photographic guide to all plants known to occur in the bushlands of Kings Park and Bold Park. There are 778 species included, both native and introduced representing approximately one quarter of all the plants in the greater Pe…

Octavo, paperback,204 pp.,colour photographs, maps. This handy guide explores the biodiversity of this fascinating group of insects. This book provides a pictorial guide to almost 100 mosquito species and includes notes on their biology, habitats and association with disease. They are found in almost every type of environment, f…

Octavo, paperback,334 pp.,colour photographs, text illustrations. Insects are an ever present part of our daily lives, yet, many of us can't discern an aphid from an antlion, and identifying an insect using field guides or internet searches can be daunting. This book provides readers with a range of simple strategies they can us…

Quarto,446 pp.,colour photographs, illustrations, text illustrations, maps, laminated boards. WAS $280. Australian waters are home to the highest diversity of cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and octopus) found anywhere in the world. Highly significant ecologically, they are both top-level predators and prey for numerous vertebrat…