Download or read book Wilson s Promontory National Park and Its Avifauna written by Roy P. Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Field Guide to Wilson s Promontory written by David Meagher and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive guide to Wilson's Promontory, one of the world's premier national parks. The history, geology, fauna, and flora are covered comprehensively for the casual visitor, enthusiastic naturalist, and professional biologist, and includes: a concise account of the Prom's geological historyand sites of geomorphological significance; an introduction to the intriguing history of human occupation and exploitation; complete descriptions of more than 400 plants, supported by detailed botanical illustrations and photographs; full accounts of almost 300 vertebrate and invertebrate animals,with full-colour photographs of key species; up-to-date listings of plants and animals known to occur on the Prom.This comprehensive and authoritative guide should be an essential item in the backpack, glove box, or on the bookshelf of everyone who visits the Prom or appreciates the diverstiy and beauty of Australia's wild places.Biologists David Meagher and Michele Kohout share a passion for the Prom. For several years they have explored every track in the park day and night, boated around most of its coastline, investigate little known and unrecorded species, and consulted leading experts in the geology, zoology, andbotany of southern Australia. Their aim has been to produce a high-quality, authoritative field guide that is uesful to a wide range of people, and which stimulates further interest in research into the Prom's natural history.
Download or read book Australian Wildlife Research written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Flight of the Emu written by Libby Robin and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 2001 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flight of the Emu tells the story of Australian birding in the twentieth century. The Emu is the journal of the former Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, now known as Birds Australia. In this engrossing book, Libby Robin describes the achievements and the increasing importance of ornithology in Australia-both amateur and professional-over the past hundred years. From Bass Strait to the Kimberley, collectors have searched for and identified hundreds of species of Australian birds. This is a discipline in which exceptional amateur contributions have helped to shape science. Libby Robin explores the tensions between amateur and professional ornithologists, and discusses issues of conservation and environmental management, scientific collecting, smuggling and bird protection. She tells stories from campouts, expeditions and congresses derived from oral history, letters and 'reading between the lines' of published reports. The search for the Night Parrot, the protection of the Lyrebird, the identification of the Noisy Scrub-bird, have all involved enthusiastic bird lovers as well as scientists. Ornithological research takes place in museums, universities, government agencies, community groups and the CSIRO. Bird-banding has introduced many people to the passion of ornithology, as well as providing a method of valuable data-collection about birds. The Flight of the Emu also details international scientific expeditions and the influences of Australian birds on international debates. 'Birdos' have a great sense of humour, and the pleasure and fun of bird watching, whether it be serious scientific observation, 'twitching' or just a relaxing hobby, comes through strongly in this clear, friendly and richly-illustrated book.
Download or read book The Australian Bird Watcher written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Wilsons Promontory written by John Roslyn Garnet and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Archaeology of Wilson s Promontory written by Peter J. F. Coutts and published by Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island. This book was released on 1970 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on research for M.A. thesis at A.N.U.; southwest Gippsland ecological zones described as background to life of Brataualung clan of Kurnai, economic cycle (brief list of diet animals), notes on weapons, selection of sites at Promontory and Yanakie, aims of project; topographical description of Promontory, climate, possible Aboriginal food resources (tables show; 1) frequency of edible taxa - taken from list in Smyth with Aboriginal names where known & parts eaten, 2) avifauna of south west Gippsland, 3) list of animals & reptiles taken by Aborigines in pre European times, 4) distribution of shellfish at Promontory), notes on previous archaeological studies (including Kenyon & Spencer), division of Promontory into 3 areas - western and eastern coasts of Yanakie Isthmus & east coast of Promontory including Singapore Peninsula; archaeological features of Yanakie west coast - dune system, peat outcrop, features of A & B series dunes (erosion, carbon dates, formation of interdune swamps, midden material); excavation and field studies - site YW9, stratigraphy soil analysis, relationship of B series to latest A series, faunal species, presence of two sequences (Yanakie A associated with backed blade industry, Yanakie B with flake & large core tools & edge ground axes), site YWll - soil analysis, carbon dates; stratigraphy; analysis of excavated shell fauna, 3 types of quantitative analysis, level I - (defining of occupational floors, extent & composition of shell heaps, numbers of Aborigines associated with each heap, culinary evidence), level II (environmental & seasonal evidence), level III (calcite/aragonite rations), palaeotemperature measurements; changes in coastal ecology, quantitative assessment of faunal distributions associated with dune sequences; material culture analysis of stone tools, classification, statistical & computer analyses (key to descriptive system in table), Yanakie A assemblages discussed (geometric microliths and Bondi points, carbon dates, cores, tool making areas, characteristics of flake tools & core tools, analysis of waste flakes), Yanakie B assemblages (flake & core tools, edge ground axes, hammerstones, anvils & pebble tools), Yanakie A lithic technology, raw materials, comparison of A & B sites; summary of evidence for occupation of Wilsons Promontory - backed blades, imported quartzite, presence of scraping tools, Aboriginal diet - (molluscs), seasonal visits, evidence of fire making, changes in physiography of area leading to changes in diet & tools (enlargement of diet species), literary evidence for culture of Gippsland Aborigines (quotes Haydon, Bulmer, Horne, Howitt & Curr) diminution in population after white contact (result of pastoralism & intertribal warfare), relationship of work at Yanakie to other work in Victoria; Appendix 1 - methods of excavation, Appendix 2 - method of soil analysis, Appendix 3 counting techniques used on surface sites YW9A and YW10A, Appendix 4 - Botanical report on the area in the vicinity of sites YW9 to YW11 by R.F. Parsons, Appendix 5.
Download or read book Victorian Year book written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria written by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.) and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in each volume (except v. 6, new ser., v. 27).
Download or read book An Environmental History of Australian Rainforests until 1939 written by Warwick Frost and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive environmental history of how Australia’s rainforests developed, the influence of Aborigines and pioneers, farmers and loggers, and of efforts to protect rainforests, to help us better understand current issues and debates surrounding their conservation and use. While interest in rainforests and the movement for their conservation are often mistakenly portrayed as features of the last few decades, the debate over human usage of rainforests stretches well back into the nineteenth century. In the modern world, rainforests are generally considered the most attractive of the ecosystems, being seen as lush, vibrant, immense, mysterious, spiritual and romantic. Rainforests hold a special place; both providing a direct link to Gondwanaland and the dinosaurs and today being the home of endangered species and highly rich in biodiversity. They are also a critical part of Australia’s heritage. Indeed, large areas of Australian rainforests are now covered by World Heritage Listing. However, they also represent a dissonant heritage. What exactly constitutes rainforest, how it should be managed and used, and how much should be protected are all issues which remain hotly contested. Debates around rainforests are particularly dominated by the contradiction of competing views and uses – seeing rainforests either as untapped resources for agriculture and forestry versus valuing and preserving them as attractive and sublime natural wonders. Australia fits into this global story as a prime example but is also of interest for its aspects that are exceptional, including the intensity of clearing at certain periods and for its place in the early development of national parks. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Environmental History, Australian History and Comparative History.
Download or read book Birdwatching in Australia and New Zealand written by Ken Simpson and published by New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Limited. This book was released on 1998 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a comprehensive guide on birdwatching in Australia and New Zealand.
