Csiro Publishing imprint: 506 books
Australia's Water Resources
From Use to Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2007
Australia’s Water Resources seeks to explore the circumstances underpinning the profound reorientation of attitudes and relationships to water that has taken place in Australia in recent decades. The changing emphasis from development to management of water resources continues to evolve and is reflected...
Boom and Bust
Bird Stories for a Dry Country
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2009
In Boom and Bust, the authors draw on the natural history of Australia's charismatic birds to explore the relations between fauna, people and environment in a continent where variability is 'normal' and rainfall patterns not always seasonal. They consider changing ideas about deserts and how these have...
Kookaburra
King of the Bush
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2004
Laughing Kookaburras are the largest kingfishers in the world, and Blue-winged Kookaburras are not far behind. Their size and distinctive shape and posture make them easily recognisable; their comical and personable characters make them readily memorable. They are able to live in a wide variety of habitats,...
Burke and Wills
The Scientific Legacy of the Victorian Exploring Expedition
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2011
This book challenges the common assumption that little or nothing of scientific value was achieved during the Burke and Wills expedition. The Royal Society of Victoria initiated the Victorian Exploring Expedition as a serious scientific exploration of hitherto unexplored regions of inland and northern...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2014
This is the first climate change adaptation plan produced for a national faunal group anywhere in the world. It outlines the nature of threats related to climate change for the Australian bird taxa most likely to be affected by climate change, and provides recommendations on what might be done to assist...
Southern Surveyor
Stories from Onboard Australia's Ocean Research Vessel
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
'The deepest trenches, highest mountains, biggest earthquakes, most explosive volcanoes are all associated with these places. We’re discovering things all the time.' For ten years, the RV Southern Surveyor represented the vanguard of Australian marine science. On over 100 voyages, this former North...
Where River Meets Sea
Exploring Australia's Estuaries
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2006
Estuaries are dynamic coastal waterways where salt and fresh water mix. Where River Meets Sea describes the value and status of Australia's 974 estuaries and takes readers on a state-by-state tour describing the health, geography, science, management and ecological functions of these unique coastal waterways....
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Climate Change Adaptation for Health and Social Services addresses concerns from the health and community services sector, including local government, about how to respond to climate change and its impacts on communities. What should an intervention framework for the community-based health and social...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1995
The Chironomidae popularly are called "non-biting midges" to distinguish them from their biting relatives. Although the impact of these flies excludes human-feeding and disease transmission, chironomids are still the subject of much study. This book presents current research on topics such as the use...
by Paulo de Souza
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
Innovation in Industrial Research gives new and experienced researchers insight into how they can improve the quality of their industrial research. It discusses the methods currently available to researchers, from quality tools to the scientific method. Key aspects of research are covered, including:...
Designing to Heal
Planning and Urban Design Response to Disaster and Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Designing to Heal explores what happens to communities that have suffered disasters, either natural or man-made, and what planners and urban designers can do to give the affected communities the best possible chance of recovery. It examines the relationship that people have with their surroundings and...
by ER Williams, AC Matheson, CE Harwood
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2002
Experimental Design and Analysis for Tree Improvement provides a set of practical procedures to follow when planning, designing and analysing tree improvement trials. Using many fully-worked examples, it outlines how to: design field, glasshouse and laboratory trials; efficiently collect data and construct...
Birds in Their Habitats
Journeys with a Naturalist
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Everywhere we go there are birds, and they all have mysteries to be unravelled. These mysteries include the way they look, from bizarre to apparently mundane, why they live where they live, and the things they do, many of which are far too incredible ever to be imagined as fiction. Birds in Their...
The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests
A Plant and Pollination Miscellany
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests provides an overview of pollination in Australian rainforests, especially subtropical rainforests. It also examines the plant-pollinator relationships found in rainforests worldwide. The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests progresses through introductory and...