Marine & Aquatic life - publications from the Western Australian Museum
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CORAL REEFS: NATURE'S WONDERS ...... Deas, Walt & Jean This field guide provides a guide to coral reef biology and ecology with beautiful photos of the better known corals, both soft and hard corals, why the reefs are endangered and what can be done to conserve them. A must for divers and conservationists. Colour
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THE WORLD'S FIRST SHELL John Mawe's The Voyager's Companion or Shell Collector's Pilot: Gorgeously produced facsimiles of Mawe's Shell Collecting guides 1804 and 1821 with an introduction about Mawe and shell collecting in general. Full colour throughout. A must for both the shell collector and the antiquarian!
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Freshwater Fishes of Australia (2002) From tiny gobies to the giant barramundi, this compact volume provides in-depth coverage of nearly 300 species. Every species is illustrated in colour with additional hints for rapid identification. Format: 400pp PB 700 colour plates 980gm ISBN: 0730754863 |
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Seashells of Western Australia (1988) Fred Wells and Clayton Bryce One of the exciting aspects of collecting shells is a chance a new one will be discovered! This field guide, with over 600 colour photos of shells found in WA, will help you identify your collection. Chapters tell when and where to collect, how to clean the shells and how to look after your collection. Format: PB 207pp 436g ISBN 0 7309 0077 0 Price $29.95 |
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A guide to Wetland Invertebrates of Southwestern Australia. (1997) Jenny and Faye Christidis This wetland guide includes chapters on flatworms, roundworms and earthworms; snails, limpets and bivalves; watermites and spiders; water fleas, shrimps, yabbies and others; dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies, beetles, bugs and mosquitoes. Colour and black and white photos. FormatPB 177pp 615g ISBN 0 6463 0391 0 Price $33.00 |
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Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and S.E. Asia (1997) Gerald Allen A must-have fishing guide for anglers and divers with descriptions and colour illustrations of 1,635 species found in northern waters from Shark Bay to the Great Barrier Reef and the Indonesian-Malaysian Archipelago. Includes chapters on the biology and ecology of reef fishes; fish photographs; dangerous fish and an edibility guide. Format 296pp 770g ISBN 0 7309 8363 3 Price $32.95 |
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The Marine and Estuarine Fishes of South-Western Australia (1983) J. Hutchins and M. Thompson This companion guide to the tropical fishes book is for anglers and divers, covering the coastline from Recherche Archipelago and Lancelin, dealing with over 300 fishes including sharks and rays. Format 103pp 260g ISBN 0 7244 9758 7 Price $16.45 |
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Western Australian Humpback and Right Whales - an increasing success story (1995) John Bannister This book tells the story of the two magnificent whales found along the Western Australian coastline - the humpback and the right whale. Both whales were caught close to the coast and were overfished to near extinction. Format 52pp 110g ISBN 0 7309 6155 9 Price $10.95 |
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Sea Slugs of Western Australia F. Wells and C. Bryce A must for divers and includes chapters on what is a sea slug; when and where to find them and over 200 colour plates of these strange, unique creatures. Format 184pp 440g ISBN 0 7309 5523 0 Price $32.95 |
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FROGS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ...... Tyler, M J; Smith, L; Johnstone, R
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BUILDING FROG FRIENDLY GARDENS ...... Aplin, Ken; Paino, Anthea; Sleep, Lyndal
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