Tasmanian Land & Freshwater Molluscs
Tasmanian Land & Freshwater Molluscs

Author: Brian John Smith

Publisher:

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13:

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This was the first comprehensive work on the Tasmanian non-marine molluscs in which every species is described and illustrated. This handbook is intended to provide field keys to the identification of land and freshwater molluscs in Tasmania and to make available in one volume a checklist, with illustrations, of that fauna. Species inhabiting the littoral fringe have been included as many localities where these can be found have the general appearance of being non-marine. It is a compilation, in abridged form, of the Tasmanian information in the FIELD GUIDE TO THE NON-MARINE MOLLUSCS OF SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA published by the same authors in 1979.

A Guide to Land Snails of Australia
A Guide to Land Snails of Australia

Author: John Stanisic

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2022-07

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1486313531

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Australia's native land snails are an often-overlooked invertebrate group that forms a significant part of terrestrial biodiversity, with an estimated 2500 species present in Australia today. A Guide to Land Snails of Australia is an overview of Australia's native and introduced land snail faunas, offering a greater understanding of their role in the natural environment. The book presents clear diagnostic features of live snails and their shells, and is richly illustrated with a broad range of Australia's native snail, semi-slug and slug species. Comprehensive coverage is also included of the many exotic species introduced to Australia. In a unique bioregional approach, the reader is taken on a trek through some of Australia's spectacular regional landscapes, highlighting their endemic and special snail faunas. This section is supplemented with key localities where species can be found.

The Waterbug Book
The Waterbug Book

Author: John Gooderham

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2002-07-05

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0643099719

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Freshwater macroinvertebrates provide a useful and reliable indicator of the health of our rivers, streams, ponds and wetlands. As environmental awareness within the community increases, there is an increasing interest in the need to assess the health of our local waterways and school curriculums are changing to reflect this important ecological trend. The Waterbug Book provides a comprehensive and accurate identification guide for both professionals and non-professionals. It contains an easy-to-use key to all the macroinvertebrate groups and, for the first time, high quality colour photographs of live specimens. It provides a wealth of basic information on the biology of macroinvertebrates, and describes the SIGNAL method for assessing river health. The Waterbug Book is full of practical tips about where to find various animals, and what their presence can tell about their environment. Winner of the 2003 Eureka Science Book Prize and the 2003 Whitley Medal.

The Mollusks
The Mollusks

Author: Charles F. Sturm

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1581129300

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Mollusks have been important to humans since our earliest days. Initially, when humans were primarily interested in what they could eat or use, mollusks were important as food, ornaments, and materials for tools. Over the centuries, as human knowledge branched out and individuals started to study the world around them, mollusks were important subjects for learning how things worked. In this volume, the editors and contributors have brought together a broad range of topics within the field of malacology. It is our expectation that these topics will be of interest and use to amateur and professional malacologists.

Tasmanian Freshwater Fishes
Tasmanian Freshwater Fishes

Author: Wayne Fulton

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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Many of the native freshwater fish species are not well known to the general public whilst some of the introduced species are so familiar that they are occasionally mistakenly thought to be native to the state. The Tasmanian freshwater fish fauna consists of 25 species of native fish and a further 8 introduced species. At least 15 further species which are predominately marine or estuarine inhabitants, may be found some distance inland at certain times of the year. Some of these are more frequent invaders than others and the listing of species as freshwater is somewhat arbitrary. The lampreys are included in this and other fish guides by tradition, although they are not fishes in the strict sense.

Australian Freshwater Life
Australian Freshwater Life

Author: William David Williams

Publisher: Macmillan Education AU

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9780333298947

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This book is an overview of freshwater invertebrates, and a useful identification guide for both academics and enthusiasts.