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  • Landscapes and Landforms of Scotland

    Edited by Colin K. Ballantyne, John E. Gordon ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book provides an appealing and informative overview of the outstanding landforms and landscapes of Scotland. Scotland is internationally renowned for the diversity of its geology, landforms and landscapes. The rock record spans most of geological time, from the Archaean to the Palaeogene, and represents the outcome of tectonic plate movements, associated geological processes, and sea-level ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

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  • First Footprints

    The epic story of the First Australians

    by Scott Cane ...
    First Footprints tells the extraordinary story of the Aboriginal people of Australia. How they made their way out of Africa 60,000 years ago, and how they survived across this vast continent, from the harsh deserts of the inland to the glaciers of southern Tasmania. With photos from the ABC TV series of the same name.Some 60,000 years ago, a small group of people landed on Australia's northern ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Geology of Britain

    An Introduction

    by Peter Toghill ...
    This book is a geological history of Britain from over 2,000 million years ago to the present day and describes the enourmous variety of rocks, minerals and fossils that form this fascinating island. ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • The Geology of Australia

    by Robert Henderson, David Johnson ...
    This book documents the rich and spectacular heritage of the Australian continent over the last 4400 million years. Now in its third edition, The Geology of Australia provides a comprehensive overview of Australia's geology, landscapes and Earth resources. Beginning with the Precambrian rocks that hold clues to the origins of life and the development of an oxygenated atmosphere, it goes on to ... Read more

    $86.99 USD

  • Kangaroo

    A portrait of an extraordinary marsupial

    by Stephen Jackson, Karl Vernes ...
    Like the Sydney Opera House or Uluru, the kangaroo is a unique symbol of Australia. This is the remarkable story of our most famous marsupial, from its ancient origins and prehistoric significance to current-day management and conservation.Marsupial specialists Stephen Jackson and Karl Vernes examine our sustained fascination with kangaroos-spanning 40,000 years-that allows these engaging ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Native Mice and Rats

    Edited by Bill Breed, Fred Ford ...
    Australia’s native rodents are the most ecologically diverse family of Australian mammals. There are about 60 living species – all within the subfamily Murinae – representing around 25 per cent of all species of Australian mammals. They range in size from the very small delicate mouse to the highly specialised, arid-adapted hopping mouse, the large tree rat and the carnivorous water rat. Native ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Moth Hunters

    Aboriginal prehistory of the Australian Alps

    by Josephine Flood ...
    Series Book 28 - Untapped
    A landmark work documenting in detail the pre-history of the Australian Alps.‘Dr Flood essays a total picture of Aboriginal communities and their use of and impact on terrain through time. ‘Pure’ archaeology is not enough. Archaeology plus the environmental sciences is not enough. Ethnohistory is not enough — for it is a view from the wrong side of the frontier. Only from an amalgam of archaeology ... Read more

    $8.58 USD

  • Boom and Bust

    Bird Stories for a Dry Country

    Edited by Libby Robin, Robert Heinsohn, Leo Joseph ...
    In Boom and Bust, the authors draw on the natural history of Australia's charismatic birds to explore the relations between fauna, people and environment in a continent where variability is 'normal' and rainfall patterns not always seasonal. They consider changing ideas about deserts and how these have helped us understand birds and their behaviour in this driest of continents. The book describes ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Australian Landforms

    Understanding a Low, Flat, Arid and Old Landscape

    Edited by C. R. Twidale, E.M. Campbell ...
    Ayers Rock Uluru the largest monolith in the world, how did it get there? This book explains the wonders of the Australian landscape in the context of geology, geography, botany, zoology, ecology, environmental studies and agricultural science. Illustrated with 359 colour photos, 20 black and white photos, and 170 maps and diagrams. The authors teach and research in the School of Earth and ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Australian Deserts

    Ecology and Landscapes

    by Steve Morton ...
    Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes is about the vast sweep of the Outback, a land of expanses making up three-quarters of the continent â the heart of Australia. Steve Morton brings his extensive first-hand knowledge and experience of arid Australia to this book, explaining how Australian deserts work ecologically.This book outlines why unpredictable rainfall and paucity of soil nutrients ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Where Song Began

    Australia's Birds and How They Changed the World

    by Tim Low ...
    An authoritative and entertaining exploration of Australia’s distinctive birds and their unheralded role in global evolution Renowned for its gallery of unusual mammals, Australia is also a land of extraordinary birds. But unlike the mammals, the birds of Australia flew beyond the continent’s boundaries and around the globe many millions of years ago. This eye-opening book tells the dynamic but ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Dinosaurs in Australia

    Mesozoic Life from the Southern Continent

    by Benjamin P Kear, Robert J Hamilton-Bruce ...
    Over the last few decades our understanding of what Australia was like during the Mesozoic Era has changed radically. A rush of new fossil discoveries, together with cutting-edge analytical techniques, has created a much more detailed picture of ancient life and environments from the great southern continent. Giant dinosaurs, bizarre sea monsters and some of the earliest ancestors of Australia’s ... Read more

    $57.99 USD