Collection: Tech Book

Tapping a rich vein of scientific data, fascinating stories and personal experience, Tim argues convincingly that bio-invasion poses a threat more ominous than greenhouse gases, industrial pollution and ozone depletion.

Includes about 900 species and subspecies. More distinctive plant features are emphasised with bold type and colour photographs showing the form of the species, i.e. tree or mallee, and its bark flower buds and fruit.

It provides an introduction to the characteristics that define 26 order of insects in Australia, which help readers to indentify insects to the level of order. Provides classification of 661 families and concise description of the largest families.

Over 1370 species are illustrated and the text includes information on the history, ecology, Aboriginal and European uses of each plant, together with references to literature and the journals of explorers.

No group of animals excites as much interest as reptiles. People either like them or loathe them. Fortunately there has developed in recent years a more tolerant attitude to these creatures. Australia has such an extensive reptilian fauna that it is inevitable that most people will encounter th...

An illustrated manual used for identification of weeds.