Shelley burgin (10 Ergebnisse)

Quarto, paperback,270 pp.,colour photographs, other illustrations, maps. WAS $80. Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. In an era when the decline in biodiversity is widely presented as an extinction crisis, there exists the converse problem of overabundance both of native species and alien invading species. Exotic pest species are one of the main threats to the conservation of Australia's biodiversity. Some arrived as welcome guests, such as cane toads or deer, when the ecology of invasions had been little studied. The 2005 forum of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales was entitled: "Pest or guest: the zoology of overabundance". It has remained as the title of this book. With cane toads there is now no ambiguity. They are a pest, they are reviled and they are conspicuously non Australian, yet in 1935 they entered as a guest species in became a failed attempt at the control of a beetle in the sugar cane crops. By contrast, many native species have been regarded as a pest in some locations at some periods, but here the definition of pest is more problematic, at the very least it generates a robust discussion. At the outer extreme is the concept of too many people. It is one of the world's most pressing ecological problems, yet one where there is the least satisfactory resolution. The ecological reasoning is the same for cane toads, native species or people. The issue is the concept of overabundance. Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.) (illustrator).…

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Paperback. 4to. Good condition. Col. photos. Includes papers on Freshwater molluscs in the Australian arid zone; Aboriginal Dreaming and aridity; How much do kangaroos of differng age and size east relative to domestic stock?: Implications for the arid rangelands; The influence of hydrology on freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Hyriidae) distributions in a semi-arid rover system, the Barwon-Darling River and Intersecting Streams etc. 240pp. ISBN 9780989327205.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 131 pages. 9.50x6.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Minimal wear to covers. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 240pp Size: 210mm x 295mm. Book.

Paperback. Light crease to front cover, o/wise good condition. Includes papers on Climate Change as a Factor in Soil Degradation; Threats and opportunities to Agricultural and Horticultural Production Systems; Economics of CLimate Change Opportunities etc. Occasional papers in Biological Sciences, No. 1. 251pp. ISBN 1863410813. 50397. …

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Zustand: New. Shelley Burgin has a PhD from Macquarie University focused on the taxonomy and phylogenic relationships of Lampropholis skinks. In 2001 was appointed `Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Emeritus Professor, University of Western Sy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Biology of Skinks of the Genus Lampropholis provides a comprehensive and detailed summary of all aspects of the biology of a diverse and widespread group of Australian lizards. Included are two extremely common, widespread species, one of which has been inadvertently introduced into New Zealand and Hawaii, as well as a many satellite species with very restricted geographic distributions. The authors synthesize a myriad of sources, articles and unpublished theses integrating scattered data and providing the first detailed, comprehensive account of this group.…

Zustand: New. Shelley Burgin has a PhD from Macquarie University focused on the taxonomy and phylogenic relationships of Lampropholis skinks. In 2001 was appointed `Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales Emeritus Professor, University of Western Sy.