A Field Guide To The Land Snails Of Lord Howe Island

Author : Isabel Hyman,Frank Köhler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 097504768X

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A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island by Isabel Hyman,Frank Köhler Pdf

Lord Howe Island has Australia's highest diversity and endemicity of land snails. These beautiful but vulnerable creatures are not as readily observed or as well understood as the bird or plant life of the island, but play a vital role in the terrestrial ecosystem. For the first time, the native and endemic land snails of Lord Howe Island are shown together in this illustrated guide, designed for anyone from enthusiastic nature lovers to land snail specialists. Features of the guide include a pictorial guide to families and a dichotomous key for easy identification, and detailed descriptions of each genus and species, including distribution maps and photographs of the shell and (where available) the live animal. All descriptive terms are explained and illustrated in the introductory material and in the glossary.

Author : Dai Herbert,Dick Kilburn,Richard Kilburn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Slugs (Mollusks)
ISBN : CORNELL:31924100565583

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Field Guide to the Land Snails and Slugs of Eastern South Africa by Dai Herbert,Dick Kilburn,Richard Kilburn Pdf

Author : John Stanisic,Lorelle Stanisic,Darryl Potter
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486313549

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A Guide to Land Snails of Australia by John Stanisic,Lorelle Stanisic,Darryl Potter Pdf

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.

Author : John Stanisic,Lorelle Stanisic,Darryl Potter
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486313532

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A Guide to Land Snails of Australia by John Stanisic,Lorelle Stanisic,Darryl Potter Pdf

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.

Author : John Stanisic,Michael Shea (illustrateur en zoologie).),Darryl G.. Potter,Tim Flannery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9994903837

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Australian Land Snails by John Stanisic,Michael Shea (illustrateur en zoologie).),Darryl G.. Potter,Tim Flannery Pdf

Author : Fred Naggs,Richard C.. Preece,Roy Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:876898131

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An Illustrated Guide to the Land Snails of the British Isles by Fred Naggs,Richard C.. Preece,Roy Anderson Pdf

Author : Michael P. Kerney,Robert Andrew Duncan Cameron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Gastropoda
ISBN : 000219676X

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A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Britain and North-west Europe by Michael P. Kerney,Robert Andrew Duncan Cameron Pdf

Landschnecken - Bestimmungsbuch - Zoologie.

Author : David C. Rentz
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780643095540

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A Guide to the Katydids of Australia by David C. Rentz Pdf

This is the first well illustrated guide to Australian Katydids aimed at a general readership. A Guide to the Katydids of Australia explores this diverse group of insects from the family Tettigoniidae, which comprises about 2000 species in Australia.

Author : David W. Steadman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226771427

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Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds by David W. Steadman Pdf

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Author : Justin Gerlach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 1678196746

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Land and Freshwater Snails of Tahiti and the Other Society Islands by Justin Gerlach Pdf

This field guide covers the 229 species of land and freshwater snails and slugs found in Tahiti and the other Society Island (French Polynesia). All species are illustrated and distribution records briefly summarised.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Animals
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023135440

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Fauna of Australia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert Cowie,Rebecca Rundell,Norine Yeung
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781387155330

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Samoan Land Snails and Slugs - An Identification Guide by Robert Cowie,Rebecca Rundell,Norine Yeung Pdf

The islands of the Samoan archipelago lie about 14 degrees south of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are divided into two groups: Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), an indepedent state and American Samoa, a territory of the USA. The islands have been formed as a result of complex volcanic activity; they are geologically young. While many of the plants and birds of the Samoan Islands are found elsewhere in the Pacific, many of the snail species are found nowhere else on Earth. This guide is intended to permit identification of mos of the terrestrial snails, and slugs of the Samoan Islands. It is intended to be accessible to the amateur naturalist but also to provide the experienced scientist with a compact resource of information. The guide covers both the native species and the non-native, introduced species, which are generall more frequently encountered, especially at low elevations and in habits disturbed by human activities.

Author : Joseph Forshaw,William Cooper
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486304059

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Pigeons and Doves in Australia by Joseph Forshaw,William Cooper Pdf

Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups. They are an ancient and very successful group with an almost worldwide distribution and are most strongly represented in tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. In most species simple plumage patterns feature mainly grey and brown with black, white or dull reddish markings, but the highly colourful fruit-doves include some of the most beautiful of all birds. From dense rainforests of north Queensland, where brilliantly plumaged Superb Fruit-Doves Ptilinopus superbus are heard more easily than seen, to cold, windswept heathlands of Tasmania, where Brush Bronzewings Phaps elegans are locally common, most regions of Australia are frequented by one or more species. For more than a century after arrival of the First Fleet, interest in these birds focused on the eating qualities of larger species. In addition to contributing to declines of local populations in some parts of Australia, excessive hunting brought about the extinction of two species on Lord Howe Island and another species on Norfolk Island. In Pigeons and Doves in Australia, Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper have summarised our current knowledge of all species, including those occurring on Christmas, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, and with superb artwork have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats. Historical accounts of extinct species are also included. Detailed information on management practices for all species is presented, ensuring that Pigeons and Doves in Australia will become the standard reference work on these birds for ornithologists and aviculturists.

Author : Nicola Mitchell,Neil Cox,Philip Bowles,Reid Tingley,Stewart Macdonald,Glenn Shea,J Scott Keogh,John Woinarski,David Chapple
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 1378 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486309481

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The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017 by Nicola Mitchell,Neil Cox,Philip Bowles,Reid Tingley,Stewart Macdonald,Glenn Shea,J Scott Keogh,John Woinarski,David Chapple Pdf

Lizards and snakes (squamate reptiles) are the most diverse vertebrate group in Australia, with approximately 1000 described species, representing about 10% of the global squamate diversity. Squamates are a vital part of the Australian ecosystem, but their conservation has been hindered by a lack of knowledge of their diversity, distribution, biology and key threats. The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017 provides the first comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of Australian squamates in 25 years. Conservation assessments are provided for 986 species of Australian lizards and snakes (including sea snakes). Over the past 25 years there has been a substantial increase in the number of species and families recognised within Australia. There has also been an increase in the range and magnitude of threatening processes with the potential to impact squamates. This has resulted in an increase in the proportion of the Australian squamate fauna that is considered Threatened. Notably over this period, the first known extinction (post-European settlement) of an Australian reptile species occurred – an indication of the increasingly urgent need for better knowledge and management of this fauna. Six key recommendations are presented to improve the conservation management and plight of Australian squamates. This Action Plan represents an essential resource for research scientists, conservation biologists, conservation managers, environmental consultants, policy makers from Commonwealth and State/Territory governments, and the herpetological community.

Author : Stephen Debus
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486311132

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Birds of Prey of Australia by Stephen Debus Pdf

Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened. Yet they are among the most difficult birds to identify. This fully updated Third Edition of the popular and award-winning field guide Birds of Prey of Australia contains two sections: a field guide with distribution maps, detailed illustrations and information on identification; and a handbook which includes an overview of the current knowledge about raptors, including their biology, ecology and behaviour. An illustrated section on difficult-to-distinguish species pairs is also included, along with new photographs. Birds of Prey of Australia will appeal to a wide range of readers, including ornithologists, raptor biologists, birdwatchers, wildlife rescuers/carers, raptor rehabilitators, zookeepers, naturalists, bushwalkers, ecological consultants, fauna authorities, park rangers, state forestry personnel and students.