(Hardback)

A comprehensive and accessible overview of one of the world's most popular insect groups, the Odonata.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

Through spectacular double-page illustrations and informative text, this book dramatically brings to life all the known groups of dinosaurs that bore feathers.

(Paperback)

The first book of its kind to provide an overview of the development of plant life through time focusing on key events and periods.

(Hardback, Illustrated edition)

Provides an in-depth background to the whole ecosystem of sea ice, its living communities and the structure of the ice itself. The author is a veteran of six expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic, and this book is packed with photographs taken in the course of his journeys.

(Paperback)

An exploration of the geological, ecological and cultural history of the Victorian Grampians.

(Hardback)

This is a comprehensive account of the open pit slope design process. Created as an outcome of the Large Open Pit (LOP) project, an international research and technology transfer project on the stability of rock slopes in open pit mines, this book provides an up-to-date compendium of knowledge of slope design processes and available tools.

(Paperback)

A definitive account of habitat loss or degradation caused by humans and the ecological consequences.

(Hardback)

Overview of current practices in organic agriculture with analysis of strengths and weaknesses.

(Paperback)

From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world - and also among the most endangered. This field guide shows where to observe each species in the world, helping make this the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the parrots of the world.

(Hardback)

An engaging journey into the world of penguins, pairing science with breathtaking photographs.

(Paperback)

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) represent the most common form of genetic variation in both plants and animals, and play a key role in revealing the molecular mechanisms underlying traits. This book covers the discovery, analysis and uses of SNPs, and examines other approaches to plant genotyping.

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

Plant Names is a plain English guide to the use of plant names and the conventions for writing them.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

A concise, fundamental guide to understanding plant structure containing superb colour photographs and drawings.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Covers the welfare and environmental implications of producing cattle.

(Hardback)

Indicates how regolith is developed from parental rocks and emphasises the importance of chemical, physical, water and biological processes in regolith formation. This book provides full colour illustrations of textures in regolith materials and details of their chemical and physical properties.

(Paperback)

An introduction to the phenomenon of RNA Interference.

(Paperback)

Forest ecology experts analyse the ecological and economic costs and benefits of salvage logging.

(Hardback)

An engaging story of how spiders and their silks evolved over 400 million years.

(Paperback)

This text is for people working in the aquatic animal diseases and production. The tools presented are valuable for anybody who needs to collect reliable information about aquatic diseases or production. The structure of the book allows it to be used on three different levels.

(Paperback)

This book summarises the main discoveries, management insights and policy initiatives in the science, management and policy arenas associated with temperate woodlands in Australia. More than 60 of Australia's leading researchers, policy makers and natural resource managers have contributed to the volume.

(Paperback)

Uncovers the best sites for observing Australia's spectacularly diverse and unique mammals.

(Paperback)

Examines how the natural world works and how humans interact with the planet's natural ecosystems.

(Paperback)

This book gives readers a broad overview of biological and physical attributes of the Great Barrier Reef and, where relevant, other reefs of the world. Contemporary pressing reef issues such as coral bleaching, coral disease and the challenges of coral reef fisheries are discussed by world research leaders.