| Description |
xxi, 950 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1.Understanding plants and plant poisoning -- 2.How to confirm tentative identifications -- 3.Common poisoning profiles -- pt. 1 Poisonous cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) -- 4.Poisonous cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) -- pt. 2 Poisonous fungi -- 5.Poisonous fungi -- pt. 3 Poisonous vascular plants -- 6.Poisonous ferns -- 7.Poisonous cycads -- 8.Poisonous grasses, sedges and mat-rushes -- 9.Poisonous grass-trees -- 10.Poisonous grass-like herbs (iris and lily families) -- 11.Poisonous forbs (non-grass-like herbs) -- 12.Poisonous vines (climbing plants and creepers) -- 13.Poisonous shrubs -- 14.Poisonous trees -- 15.Digest of poisonous cyanobacteria, algae, slime moulds, macrofungi and plants in Australia |
| Summary |
"This book is the first full-color, comprehensive guide to the major natural threats to health in Australia affecting domestic and native animals and humans. The overriding aim of the book is to prevent poisoning, as there are few effective treatments available, particularly in domestic animals. It is written in a straightforward style making it accessible to a wide audience." -- Publisher |
| Analysis |
Australian |
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Botany & plant science (Australia) |
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Medical toxicology (Australia) |
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Veterinary science & medicine (Australia) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 903-906) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued in various ebook formats |
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Mode of access: Internet. Refer to the publisher's home page |
| Has Indexes |
P |
| Subject |
Cyanobacteria -- Australia.
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Plant toxins -- Physiological effect.
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Poisonous plants -- Toxicology -- Australia.
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Poisonous plants -- Australia.
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Toxigenic fungi -- Australia.
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Veterinary toxicology.
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Plants, Toxic.
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Cyanobacteria.
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Plant Poisoning.
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Trees.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
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Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 |
| LC no. |
2014451671 |
| ISBN |
9780643092679 |
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