Daniel lunney editors (12 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 139 pp., illustrations, diagrams, bibliography.

Quarto, paperback,270 pp.,colour photographs, other illustrations, maps. WAS $80. Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. In an era when the decline in biodiversity is widely presented as an extinction crisis, there exists the converse problem of overabundance both of native species and alien invading species. Exotic pest species are one of the main threats to the conservation of Australia's biodiversity. Some arrived as welcome guests, such as cane toads or deer, when the ecology of invasions had been little studied. The 2005 forum of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales was entitled: "Pest or guest: the zoology of overabundance". It has remained as the title of this book. With cane toads there is now no ambiguity. They are a pest, they are reviled and they are conspicuously non Australian, yet in 1935 they entered as a guest species in became a failed attempt at the control of a beetle in the sugar cane crops. By contrast, many native species have been regarded as a pest in some locations at some periods, but here the definition of pest is more problematic, at the very least it generates a robust discussion. At the outer extreme is the concept of too many people. It is one of the world's most pressing ecological problems, yet one where there is the least satisfactory resolution. The ecological reasoning is the same for cane toads, native species or people. The issue is the concept of overabundance. Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.) (illustratore).…

Quarto, paperback,140 pp.,photographs, illustrations, maps. WAS $60. Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. A series of papers resulting from a one day forum held in October 2002 by the Royal Zoological Society. This book is a high water mark in capturing the range of skills that are needed to see and conserve out marine environments. illustrations, maps (illustratore).…

Quarto, paperback,245 pp.,illustrations. WAS $50. This first ever book on the future of the fauna of western New South Wales presents the information, ideas and outlook of people highly experienced in researching and managing the fauna and of the area.

Quarto,454 pp.,photographs, signature, softcover. Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Light general wear to covers. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 413pp Size: 210mm x 295mm. Book.

SOFTCOVER. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto; softcover; 454 pp. Tight binding; previous owner embossing to title page, else interior clean throughout; light edge wear and scuffing; Near Fine. From the library of John A. Wiens, an American ecologist whose research focused on birds and insects in semiarid environments. .…

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. vii, 414pp, diagrams, maps, bw ills, col ills. Or card covers. Light rubbing, light crease to front cover. Colelction of papers on Australian herpetology and herpetofauna. Size: Folding Maps.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Minimal wear to covers. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 240pp Size: 210mm x 295mm. Book.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. HEAVY. x, 362pp, index, references, bw ills, charts/tables. Or pictorial boards. Small scuffs at corners, stcker remnants on endpapers, prev owner name on front free endpaper. Presentations at 1995 Congress on sustainable wildlife management. Includes sections on indigenous and cultural uses of wildlife; kangaroos, recreational hunting, economics, monitoring and management as well as the use and control of feral pests. Size: Folio. …

Paperback. Condizione: Good. pp 256 illus wrappers.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. HEAVY. x, 362pp, index, references, graphs, maps, bw ills. Or pictorial boards. Ex-Queensland Parliament library with label on front free endpaper-otherwise no library marking. The proceedings of a congress held in 1994. Covers a wide range of wildlife conservation topics with extensive coverage of kangaroo harvesting Some coverage of hunting, feral vertebrates, crocodiles, bird harvesting, indigenous relationship with the environment and more. Size: 4to.…