Field Guide to the Seashores of South-Eastern Australia

Christine Porter, Ty G. Matthews, Alecia Bellgrove, Geoff Wescott (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

228 Seiten

2023
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-1512-3 (ISBN)

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Features colour photographs, descriptions and ecological notes for around 240 species of the more common plants and animals found on rocky, sandy and muddy shores along the coastline from Port Lincoln, South Australia, to the Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, and Tasmania.

The types of plants and animals that live on seashores in temperate regions are similar around the globe, but many of the individual species in south-eastern Australia are found only in this region.

Field Guide to the Seashores of South-Eastern Australia features colour photographs, descriptions and ecological notes for around 240 species of the more common plants and animals found on rocky, sandy and muddy shores along the coastline from Port Lincoln, South Australia, to the Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, and Tasmania.

This guide will allow beachgoers to learn interesting details about the plants and animals they come across, while also having sufficient scientific detail for natural history enthusiasts and biology students to develop their understanding of these shore ecosystems.

Dr Christine Porter has a PhD in environmental management from Deakin University. She currently lives in Northcote, Victoria. Dr Ty G. Matthews is a senior lecturer based at the Deakin University Queenscliff Marine Science Centre in Victoria. Dr Alecia Bellgrove is a Deakin University academic and leads the DeakinSeaweed Research Group at Warrnambool campus in Victoria. Dr Geoff Wescott is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Deakin University, and currently lives in Geelong, Victoria.

Preface and acknowledgements

Start here to get the most out of this guide

Introduction

Plants

Animals of rocky shores

Animals of sandy and muddy shores

Egg masses

All washed up: natural marine debris

Glossary

Further reading

Index of common names

Index of scientific names

Erscheinungsdatum	17.11.2023
Zusatzinfo	429 colour photographs, 178 maps, 17 illustrations
Verlagsort	Melbourne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 215 mm
Gewicht	483 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	1-4863-1512-7 / 1486315127
ISBN-13	978-1-4863-1512-3 / 9781486315123
Zustand	Neuware