Csiro Publishing imprint: 506 books
Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications
Proceedings of the VIIth Biennial Australian Pattern Recognition Society Conference, DICTA 2003
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2003
Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications is the premier biennial conference in Australia on the topics of image processing and image analysis. This seventh edition of the proceedings has seen an unprecedented level of submission, on such diverse areas as: Image processing; Face recognition;...
Neurobiology of Monotremes
Brain Evolution in Our Distant Mammalian Cousins
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Neurobiology of Monotremes brings together current information on the development, structure, function and behavioural ecology of the monotremes. The monotremes are an unusual and evolutionarily important group of mammals showing striking behavioural and physiological adaptations to their niches. They...
Dynamics of Leaf Photosynthesis
Rapid Response Measurements and Their Interpretations
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
This book details a novel approach to dynamic, as opposed to steady-state, analysis of leaf photosynthesis by integrating fast responses to Carbon Dioxide:Oxygen exchange with optical techniques for fluorescence, light scattering and absorbance measurements. It outlines state-of-the-art approaches to the next generation of photosynthetic research in vivo.
Fruit Fly Fighters
Eradication of the Papaya Fruit Fly
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2002
The campaign to eradicate the papaya fruit fly from north Queensland has been widely acknowledged by international scientists as a significant technical achievement that equals any similar control program world-wide. Fruit Fly Fighters is a highly readable and practical account of the whole campaign...
Ecohydrology
Vegetation Function, Water and Resource Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2006
Ecohydrology: Vegetation Function, Water and Resource Management describes and provides a synthesis of the different disciplines required to understand the sustainable management of water in the environment in order to tackle issues such as dryland salinity and environmental water allocation. It provides...
Tettigoniidae of Australia Volume 1
The Tettigoniinae
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1985
This volume deals with the shield-backed katydids, the Tettigoniinae, covering 17 genera and 72 species. The use of tribes has been disregarded until generic classification is made on a worldwide basis. Introductory chapters provide a wealth of information about the zoogeography of the subfamily, and...
Australia's Dangerous Snakes
Identification, Biology and Envenoming
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Australia’s venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world’s most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination and, regrettably, fear. Australia’s Dangerous Snakes examines the biology, natural history, venom properties and bite treatment of medically important venomous marine...
Culture, Ecology and Economy of Fire Management in North Australian Savannas
Rekindling the Wurrk Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2009
This engaging volume explores the management of fire in one of the world’s most flammable landscapes: Australia’s tropical savannas, where on average 18% of the landscape is burned annually. Impacts have been particularly severe in the Arnhem Land Plateau, a centre of plant and animal diversity on...
Edible Wattle Seeds of Southern Australia
A Review of Species for Use in Semi-Arid Regions
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1998
This book identifies 47 Acacia species which have potential for cultivation in the southern semi-arid region of Australia as a source of seed for human consumption. Eighteen species are regarded as having the greatest potential. Botanical profiles are provided for these species, together with information...
Project Vesta: Fire in Dry Eucalypt Forest
Fuel Structure, Fuel Dynamics and Fire Behaviour
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Project Vesta was a comprehensive research project to investigate the behaviour and spread of high-intensity bushfires in dry eucalypt forests with different fuel ages and understorey vegetation structures. The project was designed to quantify age-related changes in fuel attributes and fire behaviour...
by Niven McCrie, Richard Noske
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Birds of the Darwin Region is the first comprehensive treatment of the avifauna of Darwin, a city located in Australia's monsoon tropics, where seasons are defined by rainfall rather than by temperature. With its mangrove-lined bays and creeks, tidal mudflats, monsoon rainforests, savanna woodlands and...
Australia's Amazing Kangaroos
Their Conservation, Unique Biology and Coexistence with Humans
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
This book provides an authoritative source of information on kangaroos and their relatives. Topics include: species characteristics and biology, adaptations and function, and conservation. The book also discusses culling and the commercial kangaroo harvest, as well as national attitudes to kangaroos...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2009
One of Australia’s most engaging marsupials, the wombat is also one of the most disparaged and least understood. Often depicted as slow, muddle-headed and clumsy, it can, in fact, outpace a human or a dog over a short distance. Wombats are quick to learn and superbly adapted to their burrowing way...
by Phillip Clark
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2004
Haematology of Australian Mammals is a valuable guide to collecting and analysing the blood of Australian mammals for haematological studies and diagnosis and monitoring of disease. It outlines general principles for selecting sites for blood collection and for handling and analysing samples to achieve...