Green Harvest explores the ideas and practices that have shaped organic farming and gardening in Australia from the interwar years to the present day. It reveals that Australian organic farming and gardening societies were amongst …
[ Books ] Gardening & Horticulture — Gardening & Horticulture / Horticulture
Following on from the phenomenal success of The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, comes Book 2 of the diet. This companion volume provides everything you need to keep on track with your healthy new lifestyle: a summary of the essential …
[ Books ] Science in Society — Science in Society / Nutrition
Witnessing a total solar eclipse is a wondrous and unforgettable event! Eclipse Chasers is a guide to past and future Australian total solar eclipses, exploring historical and cultural knowledge, as well as featuring five …
[ Books ] Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences / Astronomy
Extensively illustrated with photographs and drawings, Living Architecture highlights the most exciting green roof and living wall projects in Australia and New Zealand within an international context. Cities around the world …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Landscape Architecture
Nearly every form of life has the capacity to multiply and increase at a really astonishing rate. Think of plagues of locusts or mice. Clearly, for the vast majority of animals this does not happen, otherwise they would swamp the world and …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Biodiversity and Ecology
Volume V features the first 304 of the total 632 colour plates of the series, each consisting of 8 photographs and generally illustrating 4 species in dorsal and lateral aspects, respectively. It covers all the primitive families (Orthoceri) …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
This second volume of colour plates features the remaining 328 plates of the series, or 2624 individual photographs to bring the total number of coloured illustrations of the series to 5036. It includes further illustrations of the families …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
Australia's vast north-west coast can justifiably be described as a frontier wilderness: sparsely populated, incredibly beautiful but often inhospitable, with a rich but largely undocumented biodiversity. For over a decade, Dr John Huisman, …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Algae and Lichens
With an ever-increasing proportion of the world’s population living in cities, soil properties such as salinity, acidity, water retention, erosion and pollution are becoming more significant in urban areas. While these are known issues for …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Soils
Millions of years ago, a small dinosaur slips and scrambles, before sinking into the earth. Her bones lie under the soil, slowly transforming into something wonderful. Then, one day, a miner spies a shimmer of blue and green. The …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Picture Books
The result of more than 20 years of research and collaboration by international butterfly experts, this book is the first comprehensive catalogue to the butterfly fauna of any major tropical region and, as such, provides a basic research …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
An astonishing number of the plants we call 'weeds' are either edible or medicinal, and have deep and sometimes bizarre connections to human history. But how do you distinguish a tasty sandwich-filler from its dangerous look-alike? Which …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Field and Regional Guides
What sort of worms live in your garden or paddocks? Are they orange, red, cream, pink, green, or brown and purple stripes? This booklet provides a simple identification key for most common worm species in Australia, and outlines their role …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Invertebrates
We humans eat a whole lot of plants. This issue, we’re checking out the science, from plant to plate! We investigate whether tomatoes are fruits or vegetables, and give you tips on being a food adventurer. Want to know the science …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Children and Teen Non-Fiction
Shorebirds of Australia brings together the latest information about the evolution, ecology and behaviour of shorebirds and how they are distributed in Australia. Complete with colour photographs and up-to-date distribution …
[ Books ] Animals — Animals / Birds
What do you know about wasps? There are wasps that shimmer in shades of bright blue and green. There are some without wings – and some almost too tiny to see. Some capture spiders, while others nest in fruit or mud. With …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Picture Books
Peri-urban landscapes are some of the world’s most vulnerable areas. Although they are often thought of simply as land awaiting development, these landscapes retain important natural resources and make valuable contributions to agriculture, …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Planning and Design
Our world is full of amazing natural wonders. From sparkling seas and towering trees, to valleys, lakes and waterfalls, there are extraordinary places that seem too magical to be true but can be found right here on planet Earth. There …
[ Books ] Children — Children / Picture Books
The Rare or Threatened Australian Plants (ROTAP) list and associated coding system was developed and has been maintained by CSIRO since 1979, and lists taxa that are Presumed Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, Rare or Poorly Known at the national …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Ecology and Management
We are currently facing significant challenges in environmental management that must be addressed to maintain the health of our planet and our population. While carbon offsetting in its various forms is widespread globally, few countries …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Policy and Risk