Authors:George Kerridge, Angela Gackle,
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Keywords: wine, grape, varieties, top, lover, wines, vines, guide
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $13.50
ISBN-10: 0643090665
ISBN-13: 9780643090668

Riesling, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes can make magnificent wines but there are also many other excellent wine varieties that for many of us are rarely experienced. Vines for Wines will expand the wine lover s knowledge and appreciation of a great range of wines and help to explore their individual preferences for specific varieties, blends, flavours and styles. This book is based on the highly successful Wine Grape Varieties, which is an aid to identifying grape vines. Vines for Wines, however, focuses on wines from the average consumer s point-of-view, introducing the

Author: Roger Martin
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Keywords: history, australian, natural, series, guinea, kangaroos, australia, new, tree
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2005-04
List price: $35.95
ISBN-10: 064309072X
ISBN-13: 9780643090729

To many people, the suggestion that a kangaroo could live up a tree is fantasy. Yet, in the rainforests of far north Queensland and New Guinea, there are extraordinary kangaroos that do just that. Many aspects of their anatomy and biology (particularly their bipedal hopping ability) suggest a terrestrial kangaroo ancestor. Yet no one has, so far, come forward with a convincing explanation of how, why and when an animal that was so superbly adapted for life on the ground should end up back in the trees. This book reviews the natural history and biology of tree-kangaroos from the time of t

Authors:Darryl Jones, Ann Göth,
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Keywords: history, series, natural, australian, builders, mound
Number of Pages: 130
Published: 2009-01-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0643093451
ISBN-13: 9780643093454

The Megapodes are an ancient and remarkable group of birds that occur only in Australia, Papua New Guinea and the islands that surround them. Within this group, there are 22 species of mound-builders, three of which occur in Australia in dramatically differing habitats: the Scrubfowl lives in the humid tropics; the Brush-Turkey in dense forested areas from Cape York to Sydney; and most remarkable of all, the Malleefowl, which lives in the arid interior.Mound-builders are unique in being the only birds that do not incubate their eggs using body heat; rather, a variety of naturally occurring sou

Authors:David Rissik,  Iain M. Suther,
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Keywords: water, quality, monitoring, ecology, guide, plankton
Number of Pages: 274
Published: 2009-08-01
List price: $42.95
ISBN-10: 0643090584
ISBN-13: 9780643090583

Plankton serves as a wonderful tool for measuring water quality. Many local councils and water quality managers collect phytoplankton and zooplankton in response to the increasing incidence of algal (phytoplankton) blooms in rivers and estuaries; however, a lack of consistency and scientific rigor in the methodologies used often results in unresolved outcomes. While some guidelines have been developed for the collection and monitoring of freshwater algae (Algal Watch), there are differences between the methods and protocols used to sample estuaries and freshwater systems as well as those used

Authors:David Lindenmayer, Stephen Dovers, Molly Hariss O
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Keywords: environment, countrys, lucky, reshaping, commitments
Number of Pages: 260
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0643095853
ISBN-13: 9780643095854

In Ten Commitments, leading environmental thinkers in Australia have written provocative chapters on environmental issues facing the country. The book is organized into three sections: by ecosystem (deserts, rangelands), by sector (fisheries, forestry), and by cross-sector and cross-ecosystem themes.Each chapter addresses the question: “What are the 10 key things that must be urgently addressed to improve Australia’s environment?”Readily accessible using straightforward language, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the environment.Features· Key leaders of major fields are autho

Author: Gisela Kapla
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Keywords: history, series, natural, australian, frogmouth, tawny
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2007-08-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0643092390
ISBN-13: 9780643092396

The tawny frogmouth is both intriguing and endearing. In this new book, well-known author Gisela Kaplan presents us with an easy-to-read account of these unique nocturnal birds of the Australian bush. This detailed account of life, behaviour and biology of tawny frogmouths is based on the most comprehensive single study ever conducted on tawny frogmouths, including wild and hand-raised birds. It combines ten years of systematic observation with published research to take us across a surprising range of characteristics and special features of this unusual bird. This book also notes insights der

Authors:E.D. Edwards, J. Newland, L. Rega,
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Keywords: zoological, australia, catalogue, series, papilionoidea, volume, lepidoptera, hesperioidea
Number of Pages: 576
Published: 2001-05-01
List price: $125.00
ISBN-10: 0643067000
ISBN-13: 9780643067004

Certificate of Commendation Winner at the 2001 Whitley Awards - Best Zoological Reference Section This very detailed compendium of data on taxonomy and nomenclature of Australian butterflies is another in the Catalogue series produced by the Australian Biological Resources Study, a sub-program of Environment Australia. Expanding on the butterfly section of the earlier Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia by Nielsen, Edwards & Rangsi (1996) This Catalogue contains the fine details of naming and status of types of Australian butterflies, and information critical for fixing the scientific na