Csiro Publishing imprint: 506 books
Australian Soils and Landscapes
An Illustrated Compendium
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2004
This essential reference provides an introduction to the remarkable soils and landscapes of Australia. It reveals their great diversity and explains why an understanding of soil properties and landscape processes should guide our use of the land. Using striking photographs of characteristic landscapes,...
Nature and Farming
Sustaining Native Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2013
Conserving and enhancing native biodiversity on farms brings many benefits as well as providing many challenges. Nature and Farming explains why it is important to sustain native plants and animals in agricultural landscapes, and outlines the key issues in developing and implementing practical approaches...
by National Committee on Soil and Terrain
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2009
The Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook specifies methods and terminology for soil and land surveys. It has been widely used throughout Australia, providing one reference set of definitions for the characterisation of landform, vegetation, land surface, soil and substrate. The book advocates...
SPSS for Applied Sciences
Basic Statistical Testing
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
This book offers a quick and basic guide to using SPSS and provides a general approach to solving problems using statistical tests. It is both comprehensive in terms of the tests covered and the applied settings it refers to, and yet is short and easy to understand. Whether you are a beginner or an intermediate...
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change
Preparing Australian Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2010
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change is a fundamental resource for primary industry professionals, land managers, policy makers, researchers and students involved in preparing Australia’s primary industries for the challenges and opportunities of climate change. More than 30 authors have contributed...
People, Sheep and Nature Conservation
The Tasmanian Experience
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2007
With almost half a million people and more than six times as many sheep, Tasmania has a rich history of wool production. In the drier parts of the island, graziers raise sheep partly using the native vegetation on their extensive runs. People, Sheep and Nature Conservation explores this use of the run...
Melbourne's Water Catchments
Perspectives on a World-Class Water Supply
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
This book charts the history of the water catchments and water supply for the city of Melbourne, which has many unique aspects that are a critical part of the history of Melbourne, Victoria and Australia. Much of the development of the water supply system was many decades ahead of its time and helped...
by John Moran, Scott McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
This book is the first detailed and comprehensive guide to the use of feedpads in the dairy industry, from planning and construction to day-to-day management, written especially for farmers. With ongoing droughts and access to water driving up the cost of conserved forages and feeding concentrates, feedpads...
Plants of the Victorian High Country
A Field Guide for Walkers
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
This book will allow anyone with little botanical knowledge to identify plants that they are most likely to encounter while walking in Victoria's High Country. The guide is written in plain English and includes a glossary of botanical terms. Plants of the Victorian High Country contains species descriptions...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2009
In its early days, agroforestry may have been viewed as the domain of the 'landcare enthusiast'. Today, integrating trees and shrubs into productive farming systems is seen as a core principle of sustainable agriculture. Agroforestry for Natural Resource Management provides the foundation for an understanding...
Finding Australian Birds
A Field Guide to Birding Locations
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2014
Finding Australian Birds is a guide to the special birds found across Australia's vastly varied landscapes. From the eastern rainforests to central deserts, Australia is home to some 900 species of birds. This book covers over 400 Australian bird watching sites conveniently grouped into the best birding...
Australian Alps
Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Australian Alps is a fascinating guide to Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks. It introduces the reader to Australia’s highest mountains, their climate, geology and soils, plants and animals and their human history. It traces the long-running conflicts between successive users of the mountains...
Australian Island Arks
Conservation, Management and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Australia is the custodian of a diverse range of continental and oceanic islands. From Heard and Macquarie in the sub-Antarctic, to temperate Lord Howe and Norfolk, to the tropical Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia’s islands contain some of the nation’s...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2005
The forests and woodlands of Victoria’s Box-Ironbark Region are one of the most important areas of animal diversity and significance in southern Australia. They provide critical habitat for a diverse array of woodland-dependant animals, including many threatened species such as the Squirrel Glider,...