Applied ecology

How to decelerate loss of global biodiversity is one of the greatest challenges of our generation.

Victoria's Box-Ironbark region is one of the most important areas of animal diversity and significance in southern Australia.

Global Application of Prescribed Fire provides a first-hand perspective of the various methods and ways people around the world view and use prescribed fire.

The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 is the most comprehensive review of the status of Australia's avifauna ever attempted.

Fungi are diverse, delicious and sometimes deadly.

Have you ever wondered how to grow your own rainforest trees?

Telling people about research is just as important as doing it.

The greater Perth coast is a biodiverse and ecologically vulnerable region, with its unique native plant species threatened by clearing, invasive species, fire and climate change.

The Murray-Darling Basin spans more than 1 million square kilometres across the lower third of Queensland, most of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, northern Victoria and the south-eastern corner of South Australia.

The Hunter Region, between the Hawkesbury and Manning rivers in eastern New South Wales, hosts a rich diversity of vegetation, with many species found nowhere else.

Mistletoes are an enigmatic group of plants.

Meeting future food needs without compromising environmental integrity is a central challenge for agriculture globally but especially for the Asia Pacific region - where 60% of the global population, including some of the world's poorest, live on only 30% of the land mass.

Floods, fires, famines, epidemics and disasters of all kinds are on the increase, and as their frequency rises so does the call for greater resilience.

Victoria's reptiles are not often encountered by urban dwellers, with many species now threatened.

Are you wishing you knew how to better communicate science, without having to read several hundred academic papers and books on the topic?

Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia is a complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna, including frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes.

Millions of hectares of temperate woodland and billions of trees have been cleared from Australia's agricultural landscapes.

Millions of hectares of temperate woodland and billions of trees have been cleared from Australia’s agricultural landscapes.

Lizards and snakes (squamate reptiles) are the most diverse vertebrate group in Australia, with approximately 1000 described species, representing about 10% of the global squamate diversity.

Biological Control: Global Impacts, Challenges and Future Directions of Pest Management provides a historical summary of organisms and main strategies used in biological control, as well as the key challenges confronting biological control in the 21st century.

Plants of the Victorian High Country allows walkers with little botanical knowledge to identify plants they are likely to encounter along the popular tracks of Victoria's High Country.

Plants of the Victorian High Country allows walkers with little botanical knowledge to identify plants they are likely to encounter along the popular tracks of Victoria's High Country.

The Otways and Shipwreck Coast is known for its natural beauty and attracts millions of visitors each year, particularly along the Great Ocean Road.

Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and managing major environmental problems.

Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and managing major environmental problems.

Invasive species are among the greatest challenges to environmental sustainability and agricultural productivity in the world.

On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island.

On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island.

Although relatively little known, fungi provide the links between the terrestrial organisms and ecosystems that underpin our functioning planet.

Bees are the darlings of the insect world.

Since 1788, Australia has carried the yoke of four European seasons that make no sense in most parts of the country.

Australian Alps is a fascinating guide to Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National Parks.

What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment?

A scarcity of natural resources.

A scarcity of natural resources.

Native temperate grasslands are Australia's most threatened ecosystems.

Native temperate grasslands are Australia’s most threatened ecosystems.

Water is scarce in the Lake Eyre Basin in the heart of Australia.

Water is scarce in the Lake Eyre Basin in the heart of Australia.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists?

Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists?

Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay, 200km south of Sydney, attracts over 450,000 visitors each year.

Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay, 200km south of Sydney, attracts over 450,000 visitors each year.

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon.

Camera trapping in wildlife management and research is a growing global phenomenon.

Ecology of Australian Temperate Reefs presents the current state of knowledge of the ecology of important elements of southern Australian sub-tidal reef flora and fauna, and the underlying ecological principles.

Ecology of Australian Temperate Reefs presents the current state of knowledge of the ecology of important elements of southern Australian sub-tidal reef flora and fauna, and the underlying ecological principles.

This timely and urgent collection brings together cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholarship and ideas from around the world to present critical examinations of climate coloniality.