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Bushland weeds: a practical guide to their managementBy Kate Brown and Kris Brooks ISBN 0957900112, published in 2003 by Environmental Weeds Action Network, 108 pages, colour, soft cover Price $A38.50 plus $A4 postage within Australia or $A14 overseas airmail
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Western Australia has a diverse, unique and fragile plant community that faces a severe threat from environmental or bushland weeds, as well as from all other forms of 'development'. The threats facing these communities has lead to the establishment of volunteer groups that manage bushlands. But what are the best ways to manage bushland, how does one go about it? There are many questions asked by each volunteer group and it is very important that they receive the correct advice. Without the ability to identify weeds, develop management plans, obtain funding, record outcomes and then obtain even more funding, groups can become dispirited, valuable work can be lost as weeds reinvaded and resources can become even harder to find.
There is not a lot of information out there; good books are hard to find. With this in mind the Environmental Weeds Action Network obtained funding and employed a project office to work with land managers at bushland sites across Perth's Swan Coastal Plain. The objective was to develop strategies for effective weed management and this book is the culmination of that work.
The book brings together information on the biology and control methods for serious weeds in the Swan Coastal Plain and Jarrah Forest. It also illustrates, with examples and case studies, how this information can be used to manage specific weeds in particular sites.
There are chapters covering the control and management of grass weeds, geophyte weeds, woody weeds and the annual and perennial herbaceous weeds. Each chapter looks at the general biology of the group and then covers a series of detailed case studies. These are followed by tables of the species that are serious weeds of the region along with detailed information on their biology and up to date control information. These is also a chapter on weed mapping where the processes involved in mapping and the use of maps is described. The last chapter in the book examines herbicide use in bushland pointing out many of the restrictions to its use.
This is a well prepared book. It is illustrated with good quality colour photographs, clear precise drawings, and appropriate graphs and tables. Technical terms are well explained when they occur. While case studies are specific to particular sites, they illustrate very clearly the processes used in gathering and using information. It is a book that is a must for any bushland manager. The publication of this book was funded by NHT and the CRC for Weed Management.
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CLIMEX: predicting the effects of climateR.W. Sutherst and G.F. Maywald, CSIRO Entomology ISBN 0643063617, published in 1999 by CSIRO Publishing, includes manual Price $320.00 plus $5 postage within Australia or $15 overseas airmail CD ROM ONLY |
CLIMEX is a dynamic simulation model for predicting the effects of climate on the distribution of plants and animals. Climate is one of the major factors limiting the distribution of plants and cold-blooded animals. CLIMEX uses climate information, and knowledge about the biology and distribution of species in their original habitat, to provide a rapid, reliable assessment of the risks posed by the introduction of various organisms, and can be used to predict their spread. It can also be used to identify possible collection and release sites for biological control agents. Possible changes due to the Greenhouse Effect can be tested.
For a free demonstration visit the CLIMEX website at www.publish.csiro.au/climex
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[The] colour encyclopedia of ornamental grasses, sedges, rushes, restios, cat-tails and selected bamboosBy Rick Darke ISBN 0881924644, published in 1999 by Timber Press, colour, hardcover, 325 pages Price $A89.95 plus $A10 postage within Australia or $A30 overseas airmail |
This encyclopedia by a distinguished American horticulturist is an authoritative and beautifully illustrated reference on ornamental grasses. The author explores the unique aesthetics of grasses and suggests ways of maximising these qualities in the garden. He advocates studying grasses in their native habitat to learn their cultural needs, and to recognise natural patterns that can be emulated in landscape designs. At the heart of the book is the illustrated alphabetical encyclopedia - many of the most important plants are illustrated in more than one season. The book is an invaluable tool for landscape architects, garden designers, nursery professionals, and home gardeners who seek to extend their knowledge of these beautiful and useful plants.
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Common families of flowering plantsBy Michael Hickey and Clive King ISBN 0521576091, published in 1997 by Cambridge University Press, b&w illustrations, soft cover, 212 pages Price $A65.00 plus $A10 postage within Australia or $A30 overseas airmail |
This book provides a basic introduction to twenty-five commonly occurring families of flowering plants, chosen for their economic, ornamental and ecological importance. It is designed to enable students of botany and related disciplines to gain some knowledge of the general characteristics of each family and the relationships between them. It will also be helpful to those pursuing courses in botanical illustration, field studies, and other activities requiring a knowledge of flower structure. An introductory section provides basic botanical information which is often assumed to be known and which is essential for a proper consideration of the families themselves. These are described in the second section of the book. For each family, information on its distribution, classification, general features and economic Importance precedes a detailed description of a typical representative species. For the larger or more varied families several representative species are included. The text is illustrated throughout with clear and accurate line drawings taken from life and these are accompanied by a written commentary. There are also numerous explanatory s. An exhaustive glossary is provided as an additional aid to the reader.
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[A] complete guide to reptiles of AustraliaBy Steve Wilson and Gerry Swan ISBN 187633472X, Published in 2003 by Reed New Holland, colour, softcover, 480 pages Price $A49.95 plus $A10 postage within Australia or $A30 overseas airmail |
An up-to-date guide to the reptiles of Australia, covering over 800 species that are illustrated by lively colour photographs showing them in their natural habitat. Each entry includes a distribution map, description, notes on preferred habitat and range, information on subspecies and, wherever appropriate, the conservation status. The book also explains how reptiles are classified, how scientific and common names are applied, how to measure a reptile and how conservation status is determined. Photographs of different reptile habitats will help you pinpoint the likely location of certain species.
Steve Wilson has been compiling a comprehensive photographic documentation of Australia's reptiles for the past 30 years. He has also written many articles for magazines. For the past 16 years he has worked with the Queensland Museum, educating the public, identifying specimens and (hopefully) instilling a desire to conserve our unique biological heritage.
Gerry Swan is an associate of the Australian Museum and past editor of the journal Herpetofauna. He has written several books and works as a reptile consultant and author. He has particular interest in the reptiles of the arid and semi-arid regions of New South Wales.
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Crop weedsBy J.L. Wilding, A.G. Barnett and R.L. Amor ISBN 0958743916, published in 1998 (updated and reprinted from 1986 Inkata Press edition) by R.G. and F.J. Richardson, colour, soft cover, section sewn, 154 pages OUT OF PRINT |
See also MORE CROP WEEDS
The first step in controlling weeds is to recognize those that are present as the response of different species to herbicides or other control methods will often vary. This book is a straightforward guide to the identification of the main weeds, particularly in their seedling stage, in temperate crops throughout Australia. It is critical to identify weeds at the earliest possible stage so that they can be controlled before seriously reducing crop yields.
Common and scientific names are used for each of the 117 weeds, with over 340 colour photos, 100 black and white photos and numerous line drawings. Their life cycles and the appearance of the seeds, seedlings and mature plants are described and illustrated. Weeds occurring in fallows are noted as their control is important in Australia where chemical or mechanical fallows are widely used to conserve moisture for crops.
This practical publication enables farmers and others to identify all the important weed seedlings as well as the mature plants. The text is brief and recognition of the species relies mainly on drawings and photographs of weeds and their seeds.
Crop weeds and it's companion volume More crop weeds are essential manuals for farmers, agricultural research and extension agencies, universities and agricultural colleges, and companies offering services to farmers.
At the time the book was written all three authors were employed by the Victorian Department of Agriculture at the Victorian Crops Research Institute, Horsham (now the Victorian Institute for Dryland Agriculture). Jim Wilding, a weed research agronomist, is now the manager of Aquatic Plant Services, a unit of Goulburn-Murray Water. This unit is primarily involved in the management and research into controlling aquatic and terrestrial plants in irrigation systems. He developed the key for identifying grass weeds and produced the excellent photographs of the plants and their seeds. Allan Barnett has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Agriculture) from Melbourne University Longerenong Campus. He prepared the plant material, descriptions and meticulous drawings in this book. Allan has also co-authored other books on weed identification including Grasses of Temperate Australia by C.A. Lamp, S.J. Forbes and J.W. Cade (2nd edition Bloomings Books) and More Crop Weeds by M.R. Moerkerk and A.G. Barnett (R.G. and F.J. Richardson). Ron Amor has published extensively on the ecology and control of weeds and is now retired from this field.
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Declared plants of AustraliaBy Sheldon Navie ISBN 1864995890, published in 2004 by CBIT at The University of Queensland Price $A100.00 plus $A5 postage within Australia or $A15 overseas airmail CD-ROM ONLY (LuciD key) |
Declared Plants of Australia is an interactive CD-ROM that will be an invaluable tool to anyone required to identify declared plants (or noxious weeds) in Australia. Containing over 5000 colour photographs, this CD is a comprehensive source of information to over 300 species of declared plants. An additional 600 weed species commonly occurring in Australia are included in the key. The CD contains an introduction, a tutorial, the identification key, fact sheets on all the State declared weed species, references, a glossary and links to relevant web sites. There is also an interactive tutorial within the key that explains how to use the Lucid identification system.
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Dynamics of weed populationsBy Roger Cousens and Martin Mortimer ISBN 0521499690, published in1995 by Cambridge University Press, soft cover, 332 pages Price $A95.00 plus $A10 postage within Australia or $A30 overseas airmail |
The potential for weeds to affect the livelihoods of agricultural producers and to reduce endemic biodiversity is widely recognized. But what are the ecological attributes of weeds that confer this ability to interfere with human activities?
Until recently, the discipline of weed science has developed almost exclusively as an empirical subject with an emphasis on optimizing the performance of herbicides. Roger Cousens and Martin Mortimer place weed management within an ecological context, in which the focus is on the manipulation of population size. The dynamics of abundance and spacial distribution are considered at both geographic and local scales. The basic processes of weed dispersal, reproduction and mortality are described, together with the factors that influence them. Management is known to modify patterns of behaviour that are intrinsic to populations. This is done with the aid of simple models and an extensive review of the literature. Special attention is given to the evolution and management of resistance to herbicides.
This book provides weed scientists with a conceptual framework. It also gives ecologists access to the extensive database on the population ecology of weeds.
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Ecology and control of introduced plantsBy Judith H. Myers and Dawn R. Bazely ISBN 0521357780, published in 2003 by Cambridge University Press, softcover, 313 pages Price $A85.00 plus $A10 postage within Australia or $A30 overseas airmail |
This book considers the problem of invasive introduced plants from historical, ecological and sociological perspectives. It considers such questions as 'What makes a community invasible?', 'What makes a plant an invader?' and 'Can we restore plant communities after invasion?'. The book was written with advanced students and land managers in mind, and contains practical explanations, case studies and an introduction to basic techniques for evaluating the impacts of invasive plants. An underlying theme is that experimental and quantitative evaluation of potential problems is necessary, and solutions must consider the evolutionary and ecological constraints acting on species interactions in newly invaded communities.
Judith Myers is a professor in the Department of Zoology and the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Canada.
Dawn Bazely is an associate professor in the Department of Biology at York University, Ontario, Canada.
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Edible and poisonous mushrooms of the worldBy Ian R. Hall, Steven L. Stephenson, Peter K. Buchanan, Wang Yun and Anthony L.J. Cole ISBN 0881925861 published in 2003 by Timber Press, colour, hardcover, 371 pages Price $A69.95 plus $A10 postage within Australia or $A30 overseas airmail |
This book is a well rounded look at mushrooms, including their cultivation, ethno-botanical uses, and the fascinating roles they play in nature. The authors provide expert advice on how to identify and distinguish between edible and poisonous wild mushrooms and how to record important details, with suggestions for taking photographs and preparing spore prints. More than 250 stunning photographs accompany the text.
Ian Hall is a scientist with Crop and Food Research at Invermay, New Zealand specialising in edible mushrooms and mycorrhizas.
Steve Stephenson is a professor of biology at Fairmont State College, West Virginia, USA.
Peter Buchanan is a mycologist at the Mt. Albert Research Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
Wang Yun is a mycologist at the Invermay Agricultural Centre, New Zealand.
Tony Cole is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Canterbury, UK.
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Encyclopaedia of Australian plants suitable for cultivationBy Rodger Elliot and David Jones ISBN 0850911486 (set), 8 volumes published to date (Volume 3 out of print) by Lothian Books, colour and b&w, hard cover Prices Volume 1 $A105, Volume 2 $A145, Volumes 4-8 $A150 each, Supplement 1 $A45.00, Supplements 2-5 $A35.00 each plus $A10 postage within Australia or $A30 overseas airmail |
This world-first Encyclopaedia records the flora of Australia and aims to include all horticulturally desirable plants plus others that have useful attributes. It caters for the professional horticulturist and amateur gardening enthusiast, and is written in an easy-to-understand style. Text is complemented by many line drawings by Trevor Blake and a wonderful selection of colour photographs. In addition to the Encyclopaedia a looseleaf Supplementary Volume was begun in 1994 to ensure that all earlier volumes are kept up-to-date as possible. It includes new species and cultivars, name changes, a cumulative common names index and much other useful information.
Volume 1 of the Encyclopaedia deals with propagation and cultivation, and has been welcomed by growers of Australian plants throughout the world.
Volume 2 (A-Ca) describes 2100 species from 300 genera and includes Acacia, Banksia and Callistemon.
Volume 3 (Ce-Er) includes 1700 species from 105 genera such as Dendrobium, Eremophila and Eriostemon. OUT OF PRINT
Volume 4 (Eu-Go) includes the major genus Eucalyptus and other genera such as Ficus and Goodenia.
Volume 5 (Gr-J) the important genera Grevillea and Hakea are covered.
Volume 6 (K-M) gives detailed treatment to genera such as Leptospermum, Livistonia, Macadamia, Macrozamia and Melaleuca.
Volume 7 (N-Po) amounts to over 1300 species from over 240 genera. Some of the most popular and important genera include Nephrolepis, Olearia, Pandanus, Patersonia, Phelabium, Pittosporum, Podocarpus and Pomaderris.
Volume 8 (Pr-So) contains many widely known species, from Pultenaea to Schoenoplectus.
Rodger Elliot and his wife Gwen began propagating and growing Australian plants commercially in the early 1960s. Rodger is now involved in consultative projects, including export of Australian plants. He is author of a number of horticultural and botanical books and is a contributor to Australian and overseas horticultural publications. In 1992 he received the Australian Institute of Horticulture's Award for Excellence for Outstanding Contribution to Horticulture, and then in 1995 he was awarded the Australia Natural History Medallion. David Jones is renowned in Australia and overseas for his botanical and horticultural work on Australian plants. His studies of the specialist fields of ferns, orchids, palms and cycads have vastly improved our understanding of these unique plant groups. He has published many scientific papers on this group of plants. David has travelled extensively throughout Australia in his search for knowledge and he continues to photograph many rare and unusual species from remote areas. He is presently a research scientist at the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research at CSIRO.
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Encyclopedia of water garden plantsBy Greg and Sue Speichert ISBN 0881926256, published in 2004 by Timber Press, colour, hard cover, 386 pages Price $A90.00 plus $A10 postage within Australia [for overseas airmail please ask for a quote] |
A photographic reference of plants available to the water gardener.
Foreword by Ann Lovejoy
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Environmental weeds: a field guide for SE AustraliaBy Kate Blood, CRC for Weed Management Systems ISBN 0957908601, first published in 2001, reprinted 2003 by Bloomings Books, colour, wiro bound, 232 pages Price $A40.00 plus $A10 postage within Australia or $A30 overseas airmail |
This comprehensive field guide details over 175 environmental weeds in south-eastern Australia including emerging and potential weed species. Detailed descriptions in easy-to-understand language supported by excellent photography brings accurate weed identification within the reach of a broad range of users. Entries include weed shape and size, history and uses, taxonomic relationships, origin, weedy distribution, description, reproductive and growth characteristics and confusing look-alikes.
Environmental weed expert, Kate Blood, has drawn on the expertise of other professionals working in the area to compile the most up-to-date information on weed species and their distribution in south eastern Australia. Environmental weeds: a field guide for SE Australia will be an invaluable tool for land use management specialists, farmers, amateur naturalists and anyone with an interest in managing and overcoming the huge problems caused by environmental weeds.
Kate Blood's childhood passion for weeds led her into the invasive plant world and a horticultural degree at The University of Melbourne's Burnley Campus. After working in Victoria's national parks and reserves for six years with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Kate turned her focus to environmental weeds full-time. For the last four years she has worked with the CRC for Weed Management Systems across southern Australia.
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EUCLID: Eucalypts of southern Australia second editionBy M.I.H. Brooker, A.V. Slee, J.R. Connors and S.M. Duffy, Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research ISBN 0643068368, published in 2002 by CSIRO Publishing, includes manual Price $110.00 plus $5 postage within Australia or $15 overseas airmail CD-ROM ONLY (LuciD key) |
This new edition of EUCLID is an interactive identification and information system for all southern Australian eucalypts (690 taxa). Covering more than two thirds of the species, EUCLID now includes the species in southern Western Australia and western South Australia as well as those south-eastern species covered in the first edition.
Developed from the Australian National Herbarium database of 60,000 specimens, EUCLID second edition comprises easy to navigate HTML Fact Sheets for each species including a botanical description, common name, the formal scientific name together with nomenclatural synonyms, geographic and ecological information, and notes covering relationships, distinguishing features and other species it might be confused with. There are more than 6000 high quality colour images, and illustrations include photographs of the habit, bark, leaves, buds, seeds, flowers fruit and juveniles, and a distribution map.
The latest LucID Player ensures an easy-to-use and simple means of naming a eucalypt plant using whatever information is available. A total of 113 characters, covering the morphology and some geographic and ecological information ensure the reliability of the key. It is designed for use by anyone, from professional researchers to the novice with a basic knowledge of plants, and is used widely by botanists and foresters, nursery workers, students and educators, land managers and farmers, horticulturists and gardeners.