1 online resource (vi, 298 pages) : color illustrations, maps
Contents
Preface -- 1. Far horizons -- 2. Blue skies -- 3. Plant life -- 4. Harvesting plant life -- 5. Waste not -- 6. Invertebrate predators -- 7. Vertebrate predators -- 8. By the waterhole -- 9. Life in the Australian deserts -- Glossary -- Common scientific names -- End notes -- Index
Summary
Describes the ecology of Australian deserts and how desert-dwelling plants and animals succeed
Analysis
Australian
Notes
"The photographs are by Mike Gillam, with only three images credited otherwise........Brenda Thornley drafted the maps and figures"--from Preface
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience
Specialised
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 25, 2022)
