Queensland's threatened animals /
Queensland is home to 70% of Australia's native mammals (226 species), over 70% of native birds (630 species), just over half of the nation's native reptiles (485) and native frogs (127), and more than 11 000 native plant species. Hundreds of these have a threatened status in Queensland. I...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Collingwood, Vic. :
CSIRO Pub.,
2011
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Queensland is home to 70% of Australia's native mammals (226 species), over 70% of native birds (630 species), just over half of the nation's native reptiles (485) and native frogs (127), and more than 11 000 native plant species. Hundreds of these have a threatened status in Queensland. In order for Queensland to maintain and recover a healthy biodiversity we must address the serious problems faced by our natural environment - habitat loss, inappropriate land management, change in fire regimes, pollution of natural resources, proliferation of invasive species and climate change. This book feat. |
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| Item Description: | Edited by Lee K Curtis, Andrew J Dennis, Keith R McDonald, Peter M Kyne and Stephen JS Debus. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780643104563 0643104569 9780643104570 0643104577 128012847X 9781280128479 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
