Author: Roger P. Jaensch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Waterbirds in Nature Reserves of South-western Australia, 1981-1985
Author: Roger P. Jaensch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Rails
Author: Barry Taylor
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 140813537X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 601
Book Description
This is a guide to rails, a relatively homogeneous family of birds spread throughout the world. Barry Taylor and Ber van Perlo have described and illustrated 145 species of rails, including two that are newly described, and also ten that are recently extinct and two that are almost certainly extinct. The book, based on up-to-date references and on new observations, is the first to give comprehensive information on field identification (including voice), covering all species and races for which details are known. It is also the first to provide descriptions of the immature and juvenile plumages of many species. The authors provide a detailed summary of current knowledge of all aspects of rail biology and their often complex behaviour, social structure, and family life. They explain how such apparently poorly flying birds can undertake intercontinental migrations and are such widespread and successful colonists of remote oceanic islands. They also discuss the remarkable ease and speed with which species on such islands have evolved into flightless forms in the absence of predators, a fact that has led to the rapid extinction of numerous island taxa following the arrival of man. Rail habitats are fast disappearing, say the authors, and many rails become endangered before enough is known about them to plan effective conservation measures. The book provides information on distribution, status, habitat requirements, and current threats, and it gives conservation priorities for threatened species.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 140813537X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 601
Book Description
This is a guide to rails, a relatively homogeneous family of birds spread throughout the world. Barry Taylor and Ber van Perlo have described and illustrated 145 species of rails, including two that are newly described, and also ten that are recently extinct and two that are almost certainly extinct. The book, based on up-to-date references and on new observations, is the first to give comprehensive information on field identification (including voice), covering all species and races for which details are known. It is also the first to provide descriptions of the immature and juvenile plumages of many species. The authors provide a detailed summary of current knowledge of all aspects of rail biology and their often complex behaviour, social structure, and family life. They explain how such apparently poorly flying birds can undertake intercontinental migrations and are such widespread and successful colonists of remote oceanic islands. They also discuss the remarkable ease and speed with which species on such islands have evolved into flightless forms in the absence of predators, a fact that has led to the rapid extinction of numerous island taxa following the arrival of man. Rail habitats are fast disappearing, say the authors, and many rails become endangered before enough is known about them to plan effective conservation measures. The book provides information on distribution, status, habitat requirements, and current threats, and it gives conservation priorities for threatened species.
Handbook of Western Australian Birds: Non-passerines (emu to dollarbird)
Author: R. E. Johnstone
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
First of two volumes covering all species of birds recorded from Western Australia and its offshore islands including Ashmore Reef, Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands. An indispensable reference for ornithologists, scientists and amateur naturalists. 45 colour plates by commissioned WA artists and 30 colour egg plates. 60 text figures, 158 maps. A large format, deluxe casebound edition.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
First of two volumes covering all species of birds recorded from Western Australia and its offshore islands including Ashmore Reef, Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands. An indispensable reference for ornithologists, scientists and amateur naturalists. 45 colour plates by commissioned WA artists and 30 colour egg plates. 60 text figures, 158 maps. A large format, deluxe casebound edition.
Floodplain Wetland Biota in the Murray-Darling Basin
Author: Kerrylee Rogers
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643102191
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin provide critical habitat for numerous species of flora and fauna, yet the ecology of these wetlands is threatened by a range of environmental issues. This book addresses the urgent need for an improved ecohydrological understanding of the biota of Australian freshwater wetlands. It synthesises key water and habitat requirements for 35 species of plants, 48 species of waterbirds, 17 native and four introduced species of fish, 15 species of frogs, and 16 species of crustaceans and molluscs found in floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin. Each species profile includes: the influence of water regimes on the survival, health and condition of the species; key stimuli for reproduction and germination; habitat and dietary preferences; as well as major knowledge gaps for the species. Floodplain Wetland Biota in the Murray-Darling Basin also provides an overview of the likely impacts of hydrological change on wetland ecosystems and biota, in the context of climate change and variability, with implications for environmental management. This important book provides an essential baseline for further education, scientific research and management of floodplain wetland biota in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643102191
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin provide critical habitat for numerous species of flora and fauna, yet the ecology of these wetlands is threatened by a range of environmental issues. This book addresses the urgent need for an improved ecohydrological understanding of the biota of Australian freshwater wetlands. It synthesises key water and habitat requirements for 35 species of plants, 48 species of waterbirds, 17 native and four introduced species of fish, 15 species of frogs, and 16 species of crustaceans and molluscs found in floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin. Each species profile includes: the influence of water regimes on the survival, health and condition of the species; key stimuli for reproduction and germination; habitat and dietary preferences; as well as major knowledge gaps for the species. Floodplain Wetland Biota in the Murray-Darling Basin also provides an overview of the likely impacts of hydrological change on wetland ecosystems and biota, in the context of climate change and variability, with implications for environmental management. This important book provides an essential baseline for further education, scientific research and management of floodplain wetland biota in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Proceedings of the ... Conference
Author: New Zealand Geographical Society. Conference
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Ducks, Geese, and Swans: Species accounts (Cairina to Mergus)
Author: Janet Kear
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198610090
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198610090
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Threatened and Extinct Birds of Australia
Author: Stephen Garnett
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The Conservation of Australian Wetlands
Author: A. J. McComb
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Emu
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
The Davis Collection of Ornithological and Other Natural History Documents at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Author: Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description