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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2010
10.7882/FS.2010.024
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-3-6
... The Ku-ring-gai local government area is a veritable hot bed of biological diversity as the area is peppered with numerous habitat types that support over 800 plant, at least 170 fungi and over 690 fauna species. The area plays and important part in Australia's cultural and natural history...
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Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 518–525.
Published: 10 June 2024
... of planning: Evolving conceptualizations of nature as expressed in urban planning theory and practice. European Planning Studies, 26: 480-501. httpsdoi.org/10.1080/096 54313.2017.1404556 Gaertner, M., Wilson, J.R.U., Cadotte, M.W., MacIvor, J.S., Zenni, R.D. and Richardson, D.M. 2017. Non-native species...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 29 (3-4): 255–257.
Published: 17 March 2014
... are so full of desires and plans. We are caught in a web of attachments to things and relationships and ideas, ideas about ourselves and the world. We try to build around ourselves walls of security, wealth and prestige. We may actually achieve some of the goals we set - a well-paid job, the respect...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (4): 412–418.
Published: 17 March 2014
... species. Allen, N. T., 1989. A methodology for collecting standardised biological data for planning and monitoring reclamation and rehabilitation programmes. Pp. 179-205 in Animal's in primary succession: the role of fauna in reclaimed lands ed by J. D. Majer. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (3): 446–461.
Published: 17 March 2014
.... The Koala: Natural History, Conservation and Management Marucci, D.J. 2000. Landscape history as a planning tool. Landscape and Urban Planning 49: 67-81 Landscape history as a planning tool Landscape and Urban Planning 49 67 81 Mast, J.N., Veblen, T.T. and Hodgson, M.E. 1997. Tree...
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Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (4): 656–662.
Published: 01 June 2020
... to hear an historian or a geographer that they can become useful and functioning members interested in environmental history present at an of society. Much the same argument holds for the ecological or limnological conference. It really is time rehabilitation of damaged (i.e. degraded) natural that some...
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Australian Zoologist (2011) 34 (3): 446–452.
Published: 14 October 2011
... Reptiles and amphibians of particular conservation concern in the Western Division of New South Wales: A preliminary review Biological Conservation 69 41 54 Shaffer, H.B., Fisher, R.N. and Davidson, C. 1998. The role of natural history collections in documenting species. Trends in Ecology...
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Australian Zoologist (2017) 38 (3): 408–413.
Published: 01 June 2017
.... History: Great myths die hard. Nature 502: 32. Gossip 2012. Global Gossip Game (httpglobalgossipgame. wordpress.com/2012/11/15/the-final-results Hanna, E., Cardillo, M. 2014. Island mammal extinctions are determined by interactive effects of life history, island biogeography and mesopredator suppression...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 28 (1-4): 86–87.
Published: 17 March 2014
... knowledge of natural history and the natural environment. The book should also serve well in the armoury of more experienced biologists who may be interested or engaged on work in the Blue Mountains area. Individual species known from the area are described under the major headings: mammals, birds, reptiles...
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Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 545–573.
Published: 24 January 2024
..., though currently in a piecemeal fashion. Here, we describe and reflect on some existing examples contributing to normalisation. Museum exhibitions Natural history museums play an important role in public engagement in science (Tal and Morag 2007; Mujtaba et al. 2018). In particular, museum galleries...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (1): 32–48.
Published: 17 March 2014
... of the Australian frog Hyla aurea Lesson. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2(9), 302-305. The races of the Australian frog Hyla aurea Lesson Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2 302 305 Pickard, C.R. and Towns, D.R. 1988. Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of New Zealand. Conservation...
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Australian Zoologist (2023) 43 (1): 97–108.
Published: 01 May 2023
... largely on natural history, began in 1937. Arthur Powell also visited schools, taking skins and demonstration specimens with him. It appears this skin and skeleton were used for in-house museum teaching, taken on visits to schools, and possibly made available for school loans. This explains the need...
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Australian Zoologist (2018) 39 (4): 633–645.
Published: 01 December 2018
.... httpdx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02351.x Majer, J.D. 1997. The use of pitfall traps for sampling ants a critique. Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria 56: 323-329. Majer, J.D. 1980. Report on a study of invertebrates in relation to the Kojonup Nature Reserve fire management plan. WAIT Biology Department...
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Australian Zoologist (2017) 38 (3): 329–374.
Published: 01 June 2017
... palaeoecologists. It is only more recently that ecologists have become heavily engaged with history, although the natural history tradition from its earliest days often involved antiquarian interests. The focus of environmental histories may be local areas (Rackham 1989) whole nations (Hoskins 1955) specific...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2010
10.7882/9780980327236
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-3-6
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Australian Zoologist (2023) 43 (2): 410–418.
Published: 01 November 2023
... was the protection of human assets and lives. Protecting biodiversity was something that had not been planned for, especially with fires on the scale of the 2019-20 fires. Given the history of mega-fires in Australia I found the lack of planning disappointing, but not unusual. When action was taken to protect...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (1): 12–31.
Published: 17 March 2014
... Freshwater Fishes a guide and natural history. Heinemann Educational Books (NZ), Auckland. New Zealand Freshwater Fishes a guide and natural history McDowall, R.M., Hopkins, C.L. and Flain, M. 1974. Fishes. PP. 292-308 in New Zealand Lakes. Fisheries Research Publication No. 240, edited by V.H...
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Australian Zoologist (2017) 39 (1): 85–102.
Published: 01 December 2017
..., the natural history literature maintains steady interest in feral cats and pigs, perhaps the archetype ferals that provide the basis for extending the term to other species out of control? These reflect an attitude that has been so constant (Figures 4 & 5) that there is perceived political safety...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (4): 387–391.
Published: 17 March 2014
...Elery Hamilton-Smith The mining of bat guano for agricultural purposes has occurred throughout Australia, and as a small localized industry has often been subject to considerable conflict. The history of this mining at Naracoorte, South Australia is outlined and demonstrates continuing conflict...
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Australian Zoologist (2018) 39 (2): 173–180.
Published: 01 January 2018
... practiced within that place (Thompson 2007; Rees et al. 2013; Song et al. 2013; Voyer et al. 2015b). While protected area planning processes often dedicate significant resources to understanding the natural system to be managed, in order to make appropriate management decisions, the same level of rigour...