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Books & Articles
Here are a series of Book Reviews and Popular Articles produced by Honours and first year Masters students as part of their course requirements. The reviews and articles are presented as is and represent their views.
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Book Reviews
Some of these reviews have been subsequently published in the Journal Pacific Conservation Biology.
Abatzopoulos, T.J., Beardmore, J.A., Clegg, J.S. and Sorgeloos, P. (2002) Artemia: Basic and applied biology. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht. reviewed by Justin King
Abbot, I. and Burrows, N. (eds) (2003) Fire in ecosystems of south-west Western Australia: impacts and management. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. reviewed by Caroline McCormick
Beatley, T., Brower, D.J. and Schwab, A.K. (2002) An introduction to coastal zone management. Island Press, Washington reviewed by Steve O'Dwyer
Brown, B. (2004) Memo for a saner world. Penguin, Victoria. reviewed by Lindsay Bourke
Christos, G. (2003) Memory and Dreams: the Creative Human Mind. University of NSW Press, Sydney. reviewed by Jill Woodhouse
Clarke, I. and Lee, H. (2003) Name that flower: The identification of Flowering Plants. (2nd Ed.), Melbourne University Press, Victoria. reviewed by Amanda Spooner
Flannery, T. (2002) The Future Eaters. New Holland Publishers, Victoria. reviewed by Llewellyn Broun
Green, P.E. and Short, F.T. (eds) World Atlas of Seagrasses. University of California Press, Berkeley. reviewed by Paul Mackey
Harvey, N. and Caton, B. (2003) Coastal Management in Australia. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. reviewed by Steve O'Dwyer
Johnson, S. (2001) EMERGENCE: The connected lives of ant, brains, cities and software. Penguin Books, Australia reviewed by Karl Carrabotta
Low, T. (2002) The New Nature: winners and losers in wild Australia. Penguin Books, Australia reviewed by Jennifer Jackson or Sarah Edmonds
Moyal, A. (2002) Platypus - The extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world. Allen & Unwin, Australia. reviewed by Dave Holley
Pollan, M. (2002) The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World, Random House reviewed by Patrick Mitchell
Storrupp, J.G. and McEvoy, L.A. (2003) Live feeds in marine aquaculture. Blackwell Science, Oxford. reviewed by Justin King
Suzuki, D. and Dressel, H. (2002) Good News for a Change: Hope for a Troubled Planet. Allen & Unwin, Australia reviewed by Michael Roberts
Widmaier, E.P. (2002) The Stuff of Life: Profiles of the Molecules that make us tick. Times Books, New York. reviewed by Rob White
Winston, R. (2002) Human Instinct: How our primeval impulses shape our modern lives. Bantam Books, U.K. reviewed by Rebecca Ince
Woodwell, G. M. (2001) Forests in a Full World . Yale University Press/New Haven and London reviewed by Conrad Slee
Popular Articles
General
An hypothesis of disturbance and invasibility - Steve O'Dwyer
Integrated coastal management: An international trend - Steve O'Dwyer
Is global economic expansion leading to environmental destruction in Less Developed Countries? - Karl Carrabotta
Environmental Education in the Formal Education Section of Bhutan - Yuden
Oil War II: The Environmental Consequences - Michael Roberts
How to grow your own muscles - Rob White
Doin' Time for Jargon Crime - Kelly Chapman
Foreign investment, EU rules and regulations in relation to Ireland's environment - Caroline McCormick
Animals
Western Shield: Moving to the City - Jennifer Jackson
Mulgara: Marsupial of Mystery - Leisa Turner
The life of a small mammal - Antechinus flavipes, Yellow-footed Antechinus - Llewellyn Broun
Plants
Breaking wind... and the other things that windbreaks do - Sarah Edmonds
Tuart Decline: It's not just bugs to blame - Todd Edwards
Fire, People and Conservation - Conrad Slee
Sifting through the sands of the South West: Achieving balance with the 'triple bottom line' - Patrick Mitchell
Aquatic
Exposing acid sulphate soils: Wetland and estuarine effects in Australia - Jill Woodhouse
Salinity and Flooding: Where do we go from here? - Deepak Shakya
The problem with Midges in Perth - Kirsty Suffell
Salt Lakes and the Mining Industry of Western Australia - Simone Vellekoop
The discouraging forecast for Artemia supply and possible solutions for the aquaculture industry - Justin King
Tracking Dugongs - David Holley
Stormwater - Is it the Main Culprit Again? - Michelle Cumbers
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