| Description |
xx, 240 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Series |
Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales |
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Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part I. Life in the desert -- Freshwater molluscs in the Australian arid zone -- W P o n d e r a n d C S latye r -- Aboriginal Dreaming and aridity -- D .W itter 14 -- Between a rock and a dry place: land snails in arid Australia -- C . Slatyer, Po nder, D . Rosauer and L. D avis 30 -- Managing biodiversity in arid Australia: a landscape view -- J. K e rle , M Fle m in g an d J. Fo u lke s 4 2 -- Part 2.Western Queensland and Western NSW -- The impacts of pastoralism on the fauna of arid Australia -- M. Letnic 65 6565 -- Postgraduate research in the Simpson Desert the pitfalls of a PhD -- A . H aythornthw aite 76 -- Developing a dynamic landscape approach to the study of arid-zone wildlife: -- challenges and opportunities -- C . M cA lpine, S. Phinn,T Pople, N M enke and B. Price 82 -- How much do kangaroos of differing age and size eat relative to domestic stock?: -- implications for the arid rangelands -- T. D aw son and A . M unn 96 -- Clearing, grazing and reservation: assessing regional impacts of vegetation management -- on the fauna of south western New South Wales -- M . Ellis, M . D rielsm a, L. M azzer and E. Baigent 102 -- The influence of hydrology on freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Hyriidae) distributions -- in a semi-arid river system, the Barwon-Darling River and Intersecting Streams -- H .A . Jo n e s 13 2 -- Biodiversity and water point closure: is the grazing piosphere a persistent effect? -- D. Croft, R. Montague-Drake and M. Dowle 143 -- Part 3. Current perceptions -- Science, river communities, governments and media: a turbulent mixture for Australia's -- arid zone rivers -- R Kingsford 172 -- Science in place and time: archaeology, ecology and environmental history -- L. Robin and M . Sm ith 188 -- Predator-proof fences for biodiversity conservation: some lessons from dingo fences 197 -- J. P ic k a rd -- Taking the arid zone to tv: what is required to get a story based on the arid zone on air -- PWillis 208 -- P le n a ry se ssio n 2 0 9 -- Animals of arid Australia: out on their own, or hung out to dry? -- C. Dickman, D. Lunney and S. Burgin 224 |
| Summary |
Papers derived from the Society's Forum, held on 23 October 2004 at the ANZ Conservation Lecture Theatre Taronga Zoo, Mosman,NSW |
| Analysis |
Arid climate |
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Arid regions |
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Desert animals |
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Desert plants |
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Desert rodents |
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Ecology |
| Notes |
Each chapter has an analytical entry in Catalog |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Animal populations -- Australia.
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Arid regions animals -- Australia -- Congresses.
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Arid regions animals -- Australia -- Central Australia.
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Arid regions ecology -- Australia.
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Desert animals -- Australia -- Central Australia.
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Range management -- Australia.
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Wildlife management -- Australia.
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Zoology -- Australia -- Central Australia.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Burgin, Shelley, editor
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Dickman, C. R. (Chris R.), editor
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Lunney, Daniel, editor
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RZS Forum (2004 : Sydney, N.S.W.)
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| LC no. |
2008360402 |
| ISBN |
9780980327205 (paperback) |
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