The Invertebrate World of Australia's Subtropical Rainforests
The Invertebrate World of Australia's Subtropical Rainforests

Author: Geoff Williams

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1486312926

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The Invertebrate World of Australia’s Subtropical Rainforests is a comprehensive review of Australia’s Gondwanan rainforest invertebrate fauna, covering its taxonomy, distribution, biogeography, fossil history, plant community and insect–plant relationships. This is the first work to document the invertebrate diversity of this biologically important region, as well as explain the uniqueness and importance of the organisms. This book examines invertebrates within the context of the plant world that they are dependent on and offers an understanding of Australia’s outstanding (but still largely unknown) subtropical rainforests. All major, and many minor, invertebrate taxa are described and the book includes a section of colour photos of distinctive species. There is also a strong emphasis on plant and habitat associations and fragmentation impacts, as well as a focus on the regionally inclusive Gondwana Rainforests (Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia) World Heritage Area. The Invertebrate World of Australia’s Subtropical Rainforests will be of value to professional biologists and ecologists, as well as amateur entomologists and naturalists in Australia and abroad.

Ecology of Australian Temperate Reefs
Ecology of Australian Temperate Reefs

Author: Scoresby Shepherd

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2013-10-23

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 1486300103

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Describes the ecology of important elements of southern Australian sub-tidal reef flora and fauna, and the underlying ecological principles.

Quaternary History of the Coorong Coastal Plain, Southern Australia
Quaternary History of the Coorong Coastal Plain, Southern Australia

Author: Colin V. Murray-Wallace

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-04-28

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 3319893424

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This book provides an up-to-date overview of the Quaternary geological and geomorphological evolution of the Coorong Coastal Plain region and its significance in a global context for understanding long-term records of Quaternary sea-level changes. The Coorong Coastal Plain in southern Australia is a natural laboratory for examining the response of coastal barrier landscapes to relative sea-level changes. The region provides direct evidence of coastal sedimentation during successive interglacials over the past 1 million years, as well as more recent volcanism. The region has received international focus and attracted scientists from around the World, with interests in long-term coastal evolution, sea-level changes, Quaternary dating methods and geochronology, soil development, temperate carbonate sedimentation, karst geomorphology and geologically recent volcanism.