The invertebrate world of Australia's subtropical rainforests / Geoff Williams.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Williams, Geoff, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rain forest ecology--Australia.

Rain forest ecology.

Rain forest animals--Australia.

Rain forest animals.

Invertebrates--Australia.

Invertebrates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Clayton, New Mexico : CSIRO Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

"The Invertebrate World of Australia's Subtropical Rainforests" is a comprehensive review of Australia's Gondwanan subtropical rainforest invertebrate fauna, covering its taxonomy, distribution, biogeography, fossil history, plant community and insect - plant relationships. This is the first comprehensive work to document the invertebrate diversity of this biologically important region, as well as explain the uniqueness and importance of the organisms. This book examines invertebrates within the context of the plant world, which they are dependent on, and offers an understanding of Australia's outstanding (but still largely unknown) subtropical rainforests. All major, and many minor, invertebrate taxa are described and the book includes a section of colour photos of distinctive species. There is also a strong emphasis on plant and habitat associations and fragmentation impacts, as well as a focus on the regionally inclusive Gondwana Rainforests (Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia) World Heritage Area. The book will be of value to professional biologists and ecologists, as well as amateur entomologists and naturalists in Australia and abroad.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781486312931

1486312934

9781486312924

1486312926