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Amphibians are one of the world's most rapidly declining fauna groups. In an era of devastating climate change, habitat destruction and irreplaceable loss of biological diversity, it has never been more important to have effective resources for identifying and managing wildlife.Tapping into the deep knowledge of the best frog experts in south-eastern Australia, Frogs of Victoria not only provides the tools to identify Victorian frogs - including keys, photographs and comparative information on similar species - it also presents detailed information on their biology, habitats, status and threats. Importantly, the authors also detail the urgent actions required to prevent further loss of amphibian diversity in Victoria. Including stunning images from some of Australia's finest wildlife photographers, Frogs of Victoria is an authoritative resource for ecologists, land managers, conservationists and all who are fascinated by frogs. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 477.
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- Title
- Frogs of Victoria
- Author
- Nick Clemann, Michael Swan
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Publication year
- 2023
- Condition
- Neu
- Binding
- Softcover/Taschenbuch
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1486313817
- ISBN 13
- 9781486313815
- Item weight
- 477 grams
Tapping into the deep knowledge of the best frog experts in south-eastern Australia, Frogs of Victoria not only provides the tools to identify Victorian frogs – including keys, photographs and comparative information on similar species – it also presents detailed information on their biology, habitats, status and threats. Importantly, the authors also detail the urgent actions required to prevent further loss of amphibian diversity in Victoria.
Including stunning images from some of Australia's finest wildlife photographers, Frogs of Victoria is an authoritative resource for ecologists, land managers, conservationists and all who are fascinated by frogs.
KEY INFO:
- Assists readers to identify Victorian frogs, with dichotomous keys and photographs showing major identification features.
- Each species profile is accompanied by colour photographs, a distribution map, distinguishing features, and similar species with details of differentiation.
- Comprehensive species profiles also provide notes on conservation status, biology and breeding, calls, habitats.
- Includes information on threats to Victorian frogs, conservation research and recovery programs.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Mike Swan was previously a senior herpetofauna keeper with Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary. He is now the coordinator of the Lilydale High School reptile collection, the largest school collection of reptiles and frogs in Australia. He is a keen photographer and has written numerous articles, papers and books about reptiles and frogs, including Frogs and Reptiles of the Murray–Darling Basin (CSIRO Publishing, 2020).
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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