bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Moving photoacoustic sources: Acoustic waveforms in one, two, and three dimensions and application to trace gas detection
Authors: Bai Wenyu , Diebold Gerald J.
Published: February 2019

The photoacoustic effect is governed by a wave equation with a source term proportional to the time derivative of the optical heat deposition per unit volume and time. Although the typical configuration for generation of the photoacoustic effect makes use of pulsed or amplitude modulated optical beams, the form of the source term in the wave equation indicates that a continuous optical source moving in an absorbing medium is capable of sound generation as well. Here, the properties of simple sources moving in one, two, and three space dimensions are reviewed. The salient feature of sources moving in one-dimension at sound speed is that the amplitude of the acoustic wave increases with time without bound according to linear acoustics. Two schemes, one in the time-domain and the other in the frequency-domain, that take advantage of this principle for increasing the sensitivity of trace gas detection are reviewed.
Pair dispersion in dilute suspension of active swimmers
Authors: Belan Sergey , Kardar Mehran
Published: February 2019

Ensembles of biological and artificial microswimmers produce long-range velocity fields with strong nonequilibrium fluctuations, which result in a dramatic increase in diffusivity of embedded particles (tracers). While such enhanced diffusivity may point to enhanced mixing of the fluid, a rigorous quantification of the mixing efficiency requires analysis of pair dispersion of tracers, rather than simple one–particle diffusivity. Here, we calculate analytically the scale-dependent coefficient of relative diffusivity of passive tracers embedded in a dilute suspension of run-and-tumble microswimmers. Although each tracer is subject to strong fluctuations resulting in large absolute diffusivity, the small-scale relative dispersion is suppressed due to the correlations in fluid velocity which are relevant when the inter-tracer separation is below the persistence length of the swimmer’s motion. Our results suggest that the reorientation of swimming direction plays an important role in biological mixing and should be accounted in the design of potential active matter devices capable of effective fluid mixing at microscale.
The modulating action of electric field on magnetically tuned Feshbach resonance
Authors: Li Li-Hang , Li Jing-Lun , Wang Gao-Ren , Cong Shu-Lin
Published: February 2019

We investigate the modulating action of an external electric field on the magnetically tuned Feshbach resonance in ultracold heteronuclear atomic collision by using the multichannel quantum-defect theory (MQDT). The coupling between different partial wave states induced by an electric field is included into the singlet and triplet quantum defect matrices y(0) and y(1). By taking the truncated −C6/R6 − C8/R8 − C10/R10 potential as the reference potential, the threshold behaviors of four quantum-defect parameters for the lowest three partial waves are described. The results calculated by using the MQDT agree with those calculated using the coupled channel method. Moreover, we present an analytical expression used for describing the variation of the position and width of the magnetically tuned Feshbach resonance modulated by an electric field.
Shape and core-excited resonances in electron scattering from alanine
Authors: Loupas Alexandra , Gorfinkiel Jimena D.
Published: February 2019

We present detailed ab initio scattering calculations using the R-matrix method for electron collisions with the most stable conformer of α-alanine. The shape resonances that we identify are in good agreement with earlier calculations and experiments. Core-excited and mixed-character resonances are identified and characterized computationally for the first time. Dissociative electron attachment results are discussed in relation to the resonances identified.
Remotely floating wire-assisted generation of high-density atmospheric pressure plasma and SF6-added plasma etching of quartz glass
Authors: Nguyen Thi-Thuy-Nga , Sasaki Minoru , Odaka Hidefumi , Tsutsumi Takayoshi , Ishikawa Kenji , Hori Masaru
Published: February 2019

High-density and large-volume atmospheric pressure plasma can be extended remotely by placing a long floating wire inside an Ar-gas flowing quartz tube connected with an inductively coupled coil. The discharge quartz tubes were categorized into three I-shaped tubes and one L-shaped tube. The influence of the geometrical design on plasma properties was investigated. Using the floating wire-assisted L tube, an electron density of 1014 cm−3 and a gas temperature less than 850 K were obtained at the downstream remote region. That is where the Ar plasma plume blew out from the slit at the bottom of the floating wire-assisted L tube at a distance of 140 mm from the coil center, when 100 W of a very high-frequency power (100 MHz) was applied to the inductively coupled coil. The applicability of this new L-type plasma source for large-area glass etching with a high etch rate was explored. At the remote region where the Ar plasma plume blew out of the slit of the L tube, SF6 gas was added for etching a quartz glass plate. Glass etching could be obtained over a large area of 15 mm × 20 mm with a maximum etch rate of 2 μm/min and a volume etch rate of 0.3 mm3/min.
Active Brownian ring polymers
Authors: Mousavi S. Mahdiyeh , Gompper Gerhard , Winkler Roland G.
Published: February 2019

The conformational and dynamical properties of semiflexible active Brownian ring polymers are investigated analytically. A ring is described by the Gaussian semiflexible polymer model accounting for the finite contour length. Activity is implemented by a Gaussian, non-Markovian stochastic process resembling either an external nonthermal force or a local self-propulsion velocity as for an active Ornstein-Uhlenbeck particle. Specifically, the fluctuation spectrum of normal-mode amplitudes is analyzed. At elevated activities, flexible (tension) modes dominate over bending modes even for semiflexible rings, corresponding to enhanced conformational fluctuations. The fluctuation spectrum exhibits a crossover from a quadratic to a quartic dependence on the mode number with increasing mode number, originating from intramolecular tension, but the relaxation behavior is either dominated by intra-polymer processes or the active stochastic process. A further increase in activity enhances fluctuations at large length scales at the expense of reduced fluctuations at small scales. Conformationally, the mean square ring diameter exhibits swelling qualitatively comparable to liner polymers. The ring’s diffusive dynamics is enhanced, and the mean square displacement shows distinct activity-determined regimes, consecutively, a ballistic, a subdiffusive, and a diffusive regime. The subdiffusive regime disappears gradually with increasing activity.
Trapping of diffusing particles by small absorbers localized in a spherical region
Authors: Berezhkovskii Alexander M. , Dagdug Leonardo , Bezrukov Sergey M.
Published: February 2019

We study trapping of particles diffusing in a spherical cavity with an absorbing wall containing small static spherical absorbers localized in a spherical region in the center of the cavity. The focus is on the competition between the absorbers and the cavity wall for diffusing particles. Assuming that the absorbers and, initially, the particles are uniformly distributed in the central region, we derive an expression for the particle trapping probability by the cavity wall. The expression gives this probability as a function of two dimensionless parameters: the transparency parameter, characterizing the efficiency of the particle trapping by the absorbers, and the ratio of the absorber-containing region radius to that of the cavity. This work is a generalization of a recent study by Krapivsky and Redner [J. Chem. Phys. 147, 214903 (2017)] who considered the case where the absorber-containing region occupies the entire cavity. The expression for the particle trapping probability is derived in the framework of a steady-state approach which, in our opinion, is much simpler than the time-dependent approach used in the above-mentioned study.
Oscillator strengths and integral cross sections of the ÃA2″1← X̃1A1 excitation of ammonia studied by fast electron impact
Authors: Chen Tao , Liu Ya-Wei , Du Xiao-Jiao , Xu Yuan-Chen , Zhu Lin-Fan
Published: February 2019

The vibrationally resolved generalized oscillator strengths of the first and strongest singlet excitation ÃA2″1← X̃1A1 of ammonia have been determined at an impact electron energy of 1500 eV with an energy resolution of 80 meV. The comprehensive comparison of the present results with the previous experimental and theoretical ones shows that the high-energy limit, where the first Born approximation holds, has been reached at an impact electron energy of 1500 eV in K2 < 1 a.u., while it is still not satisfied in the K2 > 1 a.u. even at 1500 eV. It is also observed that the minimum position of the generalized oscillator strength of the vibronic state shifts toward the larger squared momentum transfer with the increasing vibrational quantum number. By extrapolating the generalized oscillator strength to the zero momentum transfer, the optical oscillator strength of the ÃA2″1 state has been obtained, which gives an independent cross check to the previous results. The integral cross sections of the ÃA2″1 state have been obtained systematically from the threshold to 5000 eV with the aid of the BE-scaling method.
On shock structures in dynamic exhaust valve flows
Authors: Winroth P. M. , Alfredsson P. H.
Published: February 2019

The gas dynamics of the flow past an exhaust valve has been investigated using Schlieren photography. An experimental setup was designed and constructed, which allowed optical access to the valve head and seat region as well as to the exhaust port. The setup was constructed so that the shock structures of a steady flow, with a static valve, could be compared to the structures found in experiments with a more realistic dynamically discharging cylinder, with a moving valve. The steady flow experiments were carried out at a valve lift to a port diameter ratio of 0.155 with cylinder pressures up to 325 kPa. The dynamic valve experiments were performed with an initial cylinder pressure of 300 kPa and at an equivalent engine speed of 1350 rpm. The steady flow experiments belonged to one of the two flow regimes, depending on the cylinder pressure: regime I, a wall-bounded supersonic jet (for low cylinder pressures) or regime II, a fully expanded supersonic nozzle-flow (for high cylinder pressures). By comparing the images from the dynamic valve experiment to those of the steady flow experiments, it was shown that the flow in the dynamic experiments exhibits more similarities with regime I. However, large differences in the shock structures between the steady flow in regime I and the dynamic valve flow remain. This indicates that experiments using a steady flow and a fixed valve lift do not encompass the essential physics found in real engine flows and should be avoided.
Australian Soil Classification
Authors: Isbell Raymond
Published: February 2019

The Australian Soil Classification provides a framework for organising knowledge about Australian soils. It provides a means of communication among scientists and land managers.
It is useful for those involved in environmental studies and for teachers of soil science. Since its publication in 1996, the Australian Soil Classification has been widely adopted and formally endorsed as the official nation system. It has proven to be of particular value in land resource survey and research programs.
This revised edition includes some significant changes to the Tenosol soil order and these will substantially improve the utility of the system in southern and western parts of the continent.
Viroids
Authors: Hadidi Ahmed , Flores Ricardo , Randles John , Semancik Joseph
Published: February 2019

This comprehensive volume presents indispensable and up-to-date information on viroids and viroid diseases. It provides a single source of information on the properties of viroids, the economic impact of viroid diseases, and methods for their detection and control. It examines the diseases associated with different plant species, the geographic distribution and epidemiology of viroids, diseases of possible viroid etiology, and the future applications of viroids.
Viroids examines the biology of viroids, molecular characteristics, localization and movement, replication, pathogenesis, viroids and gene silencing, classification, viroid-like satellite RNAs, detection of viroids using bioamplification hosts, biological indexing, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, molecular hybridisation and polymerase chain reaction. The book looks at the geographical distribution and epidemiology of viroids in North America, Australasia, China, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, and at the global level. It covers the control of viroids including quarantine of imported germplasm, availability of viroid-tested propagation materials, thermotherapy, tissue culture, and other conventional strategies as well as biotechnological control approaches. Special topics such as ribozyme reaction of viroids and economic advantages of viroid infection are also included. Other chapters summarise the current state of knowledge concerning viroid diseases of the crop in question and aspects of the natural history of viroids in horticulture. Among the crops covered are potato, tomato, tobacco, cucumber, pome fruits, stone fruits, avocado, citrus, grapevines, hop, chrysanthemum, coleus, columnea, and coconut palm.
The four eminent editors of this watershed volume have assembled an international group of more than 70 scientists who have substantial experience with viroids and viroid diseases. They have produced a cohesive and comprehensive work that can be used by students, researchers, extension agents, and regulators. It may also be of a great value to science managers, policy makers, and industries in formulating policies and products to obtain viroid-free plants and control viroid diseases. The information on plant quarantine and certification programs will help anyone concerned with the safe movement of plant material across international boundaries or within a single country.
Resetting the Compass
Authors: Yencken David , Wilkinson Debra
Published: February 2019

Resetting the Compass: Australia's Journey Towards Sustainability Updated Edition sets out Australia's environmental problems in their global context and explains what is now needed to fix them. It also illustrates how ecological sustainability can be achieved together with economic, social and cultural sustainability.
The book examines the pressures on our environment from population growth, consumption patterns and technological change. The specific actions needed to deal with each of the problems identified are described in detail.
This Edition includes:

Assessments from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Figures related to Australia's emissions from the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
Assessments of conditions and trends from the National Land and Water Audit.
Estimates of the volume of vegetation clearing and new information on wind farms.

This book is essential reading for politicians and public servants; business leaders and managers; environmentalists; academics and students in environmental courses; and all those interested in environmental issues.
Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds
Authors: Christidis Les , Boles Walter E
Published: February 2019

Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds presents an up-to-date classification of Australian birds. Building on the authors’ 1994 book, The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories, it incorporates the extensive volume of relevant systematic work since then. The findings of these studies are summarised and evaluated in the explanations for the taxonomic treatments adopted, and with the extensive citations, the book serves as a comprehensive introduction to the recent systematic literature of Australian birds.
All species of birds that have been recorded from the Australian mainland, Tasmania, island territories and surrounding waters are treated and listed. Along with extant native species, all accepted vagrants, recently extinct (since 1800) native species and established introduced species are included.
Probing the New Solar System
Authors: Wilkinson John
Published: February 2019

Exploration by space probes has revealed many fascinating details about Earth’s planetary neighbours. Today we stand on the threshold of the next phase of planetary exploration and knowledge, with several space probe missions currently underway and others being planned.
Probing the New Solar System discusses the latest findings that have contributed to a changed understanding of the solar system – and how the revised definition of a planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union affected this understanding.
Each chapter includes some historical information, ‘Did you know?’ items of particular interest to readers, and photographs of objects in the solar system showing newly discovered features of the planets, their moons and of dwarf planets.
This is an up-to-date record of the many recent discoveries made about our solar system and other planetary systems using ground-based and space probe technology. It has been written for people interested in astronomy, both professional and amateur, as well as for students and educators.
Open Science
Authors: Cribb Julian , Sari Tjempaka
Published: February 2019

Open Science is about how we address the profound challenges which now confront humanity: climate, the food crisis, environmental degradation, resource scarcity and disease; through science communication. These call for the sharing of scientific knowledge among billions of humans, on a scale never before attempted.
Open Science offers practical ways to communicate science in a highly networked world where billions of people still have little or no access to advanced knowledge or technologies. The authors describe low-cost, effective means to transfer knowledge to target audiences in industry, government, the community and to the public at large.
The book features sections on good science writing, practical advice on how to develop communication and media strategies, ways to measure communication performance, how to handle institutional 'crises', how to deal with politicians and
much more.
Urban Stormwater
Authors:   Victorian Stormwater Committee
Published: February 2019

The intense concentration of human activity in urban areas leads to changes in both the quantity and quality of runoff that eventually reaches our streams, lakes, wetlands, estuaries and coasts. The increasing use of impervious surfaces designed to provide smooth and direct pathways for stormwater run-off, has led to greater runoff volumes and flow velocities in urban waterways. Unmanaged, these changes in the quantity and quality of stormwater can result in considerable damage to the environment.
Improved environmental performance is needed to ensure that the environmental values and beneficial uses of receiving waters are sustained or enhanced.
Urban Stormwater - Best-Practice Environmental Management Guidelines resulted from a collaboration between State government agencies, local government and leading research institutions. The guidelines have been designed to meet the needs of people involved in the planning, design or management of urban land uses or stormwater drainage systems. They provide guidance in ten key areas: Environmental performance objectives; Stormwater management planning; Land use planning; Water sensitive urban design; Construction site management; Business surveys; Education and awareness; Enforcement; Structural treatment measures; and Flow management.
Engineers and planners within local government, along with consultants to the development industry, should find the guidelines especially useful. Government agencies should also find them helpful in assessing the performance of stormwater managers.
While developed specifically for application in Victoria, Australia, the information will be of value to stormwater managers everywhere.
Ants of Southern Australia
Authors: Anderson Alan
Published: February 2019

The primary aim of this guide is to enable non-specialists to identify the genera and more common species of ants occurring in cool and wet southern Australia. This region represents a distinct biogeographic zone within Australia, and taxa occuring predominantly within it are said to have a Bassian distribution.
Ecology and Silviculture of Eucalypt Forests
Authors: Florence RG
Published: February 2019

This classic forest management text examines the ecology and silviculture of eucalypts in forests and plantations in Australia and overseas. The book presents approaches to the formulation of ecologically sustainable forest practices through a more fundamental understanding of Eucalyptus.
The 14 chapters of the book are divided into three sections covering: the ecological background to silvicultural practice; the regeneration and continuing development of the forests; and silvicultural practice, including the current practices within the eucalypt forests.
Fields of Discovery
Authors: Collis Brad
Published: February 2019

At the cutting edge of international research and development, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO, has been at the forefront of some of the most extraordinary technological and scientific advances in the world during the second half of the twentieth century.
Based on hundreds of interviews and meticulous research, Fields of Discovery tells the many stories of achievements and successes of the CSIRO and the people who contributed to them. Brad Collis follows their triumphs and frustrations, opening a rare window into the laboratories of knowledge-making and problem-solving, and the fruitful tussle between ideas, personalities and politics.
From the development of advanced agricultural systems to science underpinning the protection of wildlife and the environment, to new metallurgy processes, the discovery of galaxies, the development of the lifesaving anti-influenza drug and even the creation of the iconic Aerogard insect repellent, Fields of Discovery celebrates the inspiring and often dramatic journey of one of the world’s most enduring scientific bodies.
This is a book for everyone with a fascination for ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ and, above all, for the people who created a research organisation that has itself become an Australian icon.
Forest Conservation Genetics
Authors: Young Andrew , Boshier David , Boyle Timothy
Published: February 2019

Forest management must be sustainable not only in ecological, economic and social, but also genetic terms. Many forest managers are advocating and developing management strategies that give priority to conserving genetic diversity within production systems, or that recognise the importance of genetic considerations in achieving sustainable management. Forest Conservation Genetics draws together much previously uncollected information relevant to managing and conserving forests. The content emphasises the importance of conserving genetic diversity in achieving sustainable management.
Each chapter is written by a leading expert and has been peer reviewed. Readers without a background in genetics will find the logical sequence of topics allows easy understanding of the principles involved and how those principles may impact on day-to-day forest planning and management decisions. The book is primarily aimed at undergraduate students of biology, ecology, forestry, and graduate students of forest genetics, resource management policy and/or conservation biology. It will prove useful for those teaching courses in these fields and as such help to increase the awareness of genetic factors in conservation and sustainable management, in both temperate and tropical regions.
Moths of Australia
Authors: Common IFB
Published: February 2019

This is the first comprehensive, reliable, well-illustrated book covering the enormous diversity of Australian moths, summarising our knowledge of them by the acknowledged experts in the field. The text includes nomenclature and a wealth of information on distribution, larval food plants, and the fascinating behaviour of these often colourful insects. There are authoritative accounts of moth structure, their life history, biology, population control, economic significance, evolution and geographical distribution.
Additional features include a section on collecting and studying moths, a glossary, a detailed index and an extensive list of references.
Soil Chemical Methods - Australasia
Authors: Rayment George E , Lyons David J
Published: February 2019

Soil Chemical Methods – Australasia describes over 200 laboratory and field chemical tests relevant to Australasia and beyond. The information and methodology provided across 20 chapters is comprehensive, systematic, uniquely coded, up-to-date and designed to promote chemical measurement quality. There is guidance on the choice and application of analytical methods from soil sampling through to the reporting of results. In many cases, optional analytical ‘finishes’ are provided, such as flow-injection analysis, electro-chemistry, multiple flame technologies, and alternatives to chemical testing offered by near-range and mid-range infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.
The book supersedes and updates the soil chemical testing section of the 1992 Australian Laboratory Handbook of Soil and Water Chemical Methods of Rayment and Higginson, while retaining method codes and other strengths of that Handbook. Chapters cover soil sampling, sample preparation and moisture content; electrical conductivity and redox potential; soil pH; chloride; carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus; sulphur; gypsum; micronutrients; extractable iron, aluminium and silicon; saturation extracts; ion-exchange properties; lime requirements; total miscellaneous elements; miscellaneous extractable elements; alkaline earth carbonates and acid sulfate soils. In addition, there are informative Appendices, including information on the accuracy and precision of selected methods.
This book targets practising analysts, laboratory managers, students, academics, researchers, consultants and advisors involved in the analysis, use and management of soils for fertility assessments, land use surveys, environmental studies and for natural resource management.
Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies
Authors: Paulson CAJ
Published: February 2019

The control of greenhouse gas emissions continues to be a major global problem. It is inter-disciplinary, both in substance and approach, and covers technical, political and economic issues involving governments, industry and the scientific community.
These proceedings contain 220 papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-5) held in August 2000 at Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
The papers cover the capture of carbon dioxide, geological storage of carbon dioxide, ocean storage of carbon dioxide, storage of carbon dioxide with enhanced hydrocarbon recovery, utilisation of carbon dioxide, other greenhouse gases, fuel cells, alternative energy carriers, energy efficiency, life cycle assessments and energy modelling, economics, international and national policy, trading and accounting policy, social and community issues, and reducing emission from industry and power generation.
Oecophorine Genera of Australia III
Authors: Common Ian FB
Published: February 2019

This volume completes the revision of the oecophorine genera of Australia, a subfamily which has diversified enormously in this country and represents some 20% of the Australian lepidoptera.
The generic revision of the Australian Oecophorinae, continued in this third volume, includes the large Barea group of genera, the small Tisobarica group, some genera previously omitted in the first two volumes from the Wingia and Chezala groups, and some miscellaneous genera of unknown relationship. This volume deals with 96 genera, 73 of which are referred to the Barea group, two to the Tisobarica group, four to the Wingia and Chezala groups, and 17 to the group of unplaced genera. As in the first two volumes, nearly all of the genera are endemic.
An account of the morphology of each genus is provided, including the genitalia of both sexes, illustrated by 772 photographs of mounted and live adults and genitalia of type species or representative species, SEMs of the heads of most of the type species, as well as line drawings of the wing venation. The species referred to each genus are given, with full synonymy, original references, label data and repositories of the primary types; where necessary, lectotypes are designated. Available up-to-date information on the distribution, biology and host relationships of the larvae is provided, as well as a key to the genera of the Barea group.
Dynamics of Leaf Photosynthesis
Authors: Laisk A , Oja V
Published: February 2019

This book details a novel approach to dynamic, as opposed to steady-state, analysis of leaf photosynthesis by integrating fast responses to Carbon Dioxide:Oxygen exchange with optical techniques for fluorescence, light scattering and absorbance measurements. It outlines state-of-the-art approaches to the next generation of photosynthetic research in vivo.
Tettigoniidae of Australia Volume 1
Authors: Rentz DCF
Published: February 2019

This volume deals with the shield-backed katydids, the Tettigoniinae, covering 17 genera and 72 species. The use of tribes has been disregarded until generic classification is made on a worldwide basis. Introductory chapters provide a wealth of information about the zoogeography of the subfamily, and on the habitats and biologies of the insects. Dr Rentz has also used oscillograms of the katydids' calling songs to effectively distinguish similar species. Other sections deal with the terminology, collecting and preservation of specimens.
Soil Physical Methods for Estimating Recharge - Part 3
Authors: Bond W
Published: February 2019

Measurements in and just below the plant root zone, using principles of soil physics, can be used to estimate recharge. This booklet describes the Zero Flux Plane Method, Methods Based on Darchy's law, and Lysimetry for making such estimates. The work presents the basic concepts of soil water physics that will be referred to in this and other booklets in the series. Another method, the Soil Water Flux Meter, is discussed briefly, but as this is not sufficiently well developed for routine use readers are referred elsewhere for full details. All these methods require that consideration be given to interpolation over time and spatial extrapolation or averaging. A brief discussion of this is given.
Surface Water Balance for Recharge Estimation - Part 9
Authors: Zhang L , Walker GR , Fleming M
Published: February 2019

This addition to The Basics of Recharge and Discharge series deals with the surface water balance approaches that form the traditional basis of hydrological investigations. It explores both field methods and modelling methods for measuring or estimating the different parts of the water balance, including rainfall, evaporation, run-off and soil water storage.
The authors discuss the concepts required to understand a surface water balance result or to set up an experiment. As water balance studies can be both time-consuming and expensive, this report will give readers a better understanding of water balance approaches and the considerations before going into a water balance study for the purpose of deep drainage.
Australian Cereal Identification
Authors: Fitzsimmons RW , Martin RH , Roberts GL , Wrigley CW
Published: February 2019

As cereal grain markets become more quality conscious, there is a continuing need to identify and distinguish between varieties. This handbook supplements the books listed below with descriptions of sixteen recent wheats, two triticales, one barley and nine oat varieties. The original handbooks give full explanations of the characteristics used to describe the varieties of the respective cereals.
Australian Wheat Varieties Supplement No.1
Authors: Fitzsimmons RW , Martin RH , Wrigley CW
Published: February 2019

With the continuing improvement of wheat, there is a need to provide assistance in the identification of newly registered wheat varieties. Sixteen such wheats are described in this Supplement according to the characters explained in 'Australian wheat varieties: identification according to plant, head and grain characteristics', Second Edition, by R. W. Fitzsimmons, R. H. Martin and C. W. Wrigley (CSIRO: Melbourne, 1983).
In addition, descriptions of eight Australian triticales are provided in this Supplement as an appendix, in view of the increasing popularity of this close relative of wheat.
Soil Structure and Fabric
Authors: Brewer R , Sleeman JR
Published: February 2019

Soil Structure and Fabric sets out a method of describing the structure and fabric of soils that proceeds consistently from macroscopic descriptions in the field to descriptions from standard thin sections as viewed with a light microscope. Most of the book is devoted to the description and classification of the microscopic characteristics of soils.
Reducing the Impacts of Development on Wildlife
Authors: Gleeson James , Gleeson Deborah
Published: February 2019

The rapidly increasing number of threatened flora and fauna species worldwide is one of the chief problems confronting environmental professionals today. This problem is largely due to the impact humans have had on land use through development (e.g. agricultural, residential, industrial, infrastructure and mining developments).
The requirement for developers to implement measures to reduce the impacts of development on wildlife is underpinned by government legislation. A variety of measures or strategies are available to reduce such impacts, including those to reduce impacts on flora and fauna during land clearance, to deter fauna from potential hazards, to facilitate the movement of fauna around and through a development site as well as those to provide additional habitat. In recent years, considerable advances have been made in the techniques used to reduce the impacts of development on wildlife in Australia and overseas.
Reducing the Impacts of Development on Wildlife contains a comprehensive range of practical measures to assist others to reduce the impacts resulting from development on terrestrial flora and fauna, and promotes ecologically sustainable development. It will be very useful to environmental consultants and managers, developers, strategists, policy makers and regulators, as well as community environmental groups and students.
2012 Whitley Award Commendation for Zoological Text.
SPSS for Applied Sciences
Authors: Davis Cole
Published: February 2019

This book offers a quick and basic guide to using SPSS and provides a general approach to solving problems using statistical tests. It is both comprehensive in terms of the tests covered and the applied settings it refers to, and yet is short and easy to understand. Whether you are a beginner or an intermediate level test user, this book will help you to analyse different types of data in applied settings. It will also give you the confidence to use other statistical software and to extend your expertise to more specific scientific settings as required.

The author does not use mathematical formulae and leaves out arcane statistical concepts. Instead, he provides a very practical, easy and speedy introduction to data analysis, offering examples from a range of scenarios from applied science, handling both continuous and rough-hewn data sets.

Examples are given from agriculture, arboriculture, biology, computer science, ecology, engineering, farming and farm management, hydrology, medicine, ophthalmology, pharmacology, physiotherapy, spectroscopy, sports science, audiology and epidemiology.
Precision Agriculture for Grain Production Systems
Authors: Whelan Brett , Taylor James
Published: February 2019

Precision Agriculture (PA) is an approach to managing the variability in production agriculture in a more economic and environmentally efficient manner. It has been pioneered as a management tool in the grains industry, and while its development and uptake continues to grow amongst grain farmers worldwide, a broad range of other cropping industries have embraced the concept. This book explains general PA theory, identifies and describes essential tools and techniques, and includes practical examples from the grains industry.
Readers will gain an understanding of the magnitude, spatial scale and seasonality of measurable variability in soil attributes, plant growth and environmental conditions. They will be introduced to the role of sensing systems in measuring crop, soil and environment variability, and discover how this variability may have a significant impact on crop production systems. Precision Agriculture for Grain Production Systems will empower crop and soil science students, agronomy and agricultural engineering students, as well as agronomic advisors and farmers to critically analyse the impact of observed variation in resources on crop production and management decisions.
Australasian Nature Photography 09
Authors:   South Australian Museum
Published: February 2019

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 50 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland. The South Australian Museum focuses on enhancing a general knowledge of this extraordinary legacy by encouraging photography of the region’s nature and wilderness, and promoting an annual competition to find the Nature Photographer of the Year.

Australasian Nature Photography: ANZANG Ninth Collection presents the finest photographs submitted to the competition. Each photograph is accompanied by technical information as well as anecdotes about how the picture was taken, which will stimulate yet further interest in the flora and fauna and their conservation in the region.
Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012
Authors: Woinarski John , Burbidge Andrew , Harrison Peter
Published: February 2019

The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012 is the first review to assess the conservation status of all Australian mammals. It complements The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010 (Garnett et al. 2011, CSIRO Publishing), and although the number of Australian mammal taxa is marginally fewer than for birds, the proportion of endemic, extinct and threatened mammal taxa is far greater. These authoritative reviews represent an important foundation for understanding the current status, fate and future of the nature of Australia.
This book considers all species and subspecies of Australian mammals, including those of external territories and territorial seas. For all the mammal taxa (about 300 species and subspecies) considered Extinct, Threatened, Near Threatened or Data Deficient, the size and trend of their population is presented along with information on geographic range and trend, and relevant biological and ecological data. The book also presents the current conservation status of each taxon under Australian legislation, what additional information is needed for managers, and the required management actions. Recovery plans, where they exist, are evaluated.
The voluntary participation of more than 200 mammal experts has ensured that the conservation status and information are as accurate as possible, and allowed considerable unpublished data to be included. All accounts include maps based on the latest data from Australian state and territory agencies, from published scientific literature and other sources.
The Action Plan concludes that 29 Australian mammal species have become extinct and 63 species are threatened and require urgent conservation action. However, it also shows that, where guided by sound knowledge, management capability and resourcing, and longer-term commitment, there have been some notable conservation success stories, and the conservation status of some species has greatly improved over the past few decades.
The Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012 makes a major contribution to the conservation of a wonderful legacy that is a significant part of Australia’s heritage. For such a legacy to endure, our society must be more aware of and empathetic with our distinctively Australian environment, and particularly its marvellous mammal fauna; relevant information must be readily accessible; environmental policy and law must be based on sound evidence; those with responsibility for environmental management must be aware of what priority actions they should take; the urgency for action (and consequences of inaction) must be clear; and the opportunity for hope and success must be recognised. It is in this spirit that this account is offered.
Winner of a 2015 Whitley Awards Certificate of Commendation for Zoological Resource.
Bird Minds
Authors: Kaplan Gisela
Published: February 2019

In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and exceptional ones go fishing by throwing breadcrumbs in the water, extract poisonous parts from prey and use tools to crack open eggshells and mussels. The author brings together evidence of many such cognitive abilities, suggesting plausible reasons for their appearance in Australian birds.

Bird Minds is the first attempt to shine a critical and scientific light on the cognitive behaviour of Australian land birds. In this fascinating volume, the author also presents recent changes in our understanding of the avian brain and links these to life histories and longevity.

Following on from Gisela’s well-received books, Australian Magpie and Tawny Frogmouth, as well as two earlier titles on birds, Bird Minds contends that the unique and often difficult conditions of Australia's environment have been crucial for the evolution of unusual complexities in avian cognition and behaviour.
This book is written for a general audience, especially amateur ornithologists and naturalists but it will equally appeal to specialists in bird behaviour and students working in biology, comparative psychology, cognitive ecology, field ornithology, zoology, aviculture and animal welfare. It will also be of interests to veterinarians, zoo personnel, bird lovers and members of other groups concerned with birds.

Recipient of a 2016 Whitley Award commendation for Behavioural Zoology
Phasmid
Authors: Cleave Rohan , Tulloch Coral
Published: February 2019

Phasmid is the amazing true story of the Lord Howe Island Phasmid, or Stick Insect. Believed to be extinct for nearly 80 years, the phasmids were rediscovered on Balls Pyramid, a volcanic outcrop 23 kilometres off the coast of Lord Howe Island, Australia. News of their unbelievable survival made headlines around the world and prompted an extraordinary conservation effort to save this remarkable invertebrate.

This wonderful tale captures the life of one of the world's most critically endangered invertebrates, from beginning life as an egg to surviving harsh environments and the hopeful return to their homeland, Lord Howe Island.

With a captivating narrative by Rohan Cleave, invertebrate zookeeper at Melbourne Zoo, and stunning watercolour illustrations by renowned artist Coral Tulloch, Phasmid is a positive story about one species' incredible survival in a time of worldwide species decline.

Phasmid is perfect for primary aged readers.
Honour Book, The CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books 2016
Shortlisted for The Wilderness Society's Annual Environment Award for Children's Literature 2016
Recipient of a 2016 Whitley Award commendation for Children's Conservation Book
Australian Rainforest Woods
Authors: Lake Morris
Published: February 2019

Australian Rainforest Woods describes 141 of the most significant Australian rainforest trees and their wood. The introductory sections draw the reader into an understanding of the botanical, evolutionary, environmental, historical and international significance of this beautiful but finite Australian resource. The main section examines the species and their wood with photographs, botanical descriptions and a summary of the characteristics of the wood. A section on wood identification includes fundamental information on tree growth and wood structure, as well as images of the basic characteristics.
With more than 900 colour images, this is the most comprehensive guide ever written on Australian rainforest woods, both for the amateur and the professional wood enthusiast. It is the first time that macrophotographs of the wood have been shown in association with a physical description of wood characteristics, which will aid identification. This technique was developed by Jean-Claude Cerre, France, and his macrophotographs are included in the book.
Small Cattle for Small Farms
Authors: Hayes Margo
Published: February 2019

Small cattle breeds are manageable to control and care for and perfect for lifestyle blocks and small farms. They can be bred commercially for beef but their docile temperaments and small size also make them especially suitable for hobby farms. As more people have turned to the country for a 'tree change', interest in these breeds has grown tremendously.
In this new edition of her popular book Small Cattle for Small Farms, award-winning cattle breeder Margo Hayes provides practical and easy-to-understand information for people interested in keeping small cattle for a range of reasons. The book assumes no prior experience with cattle and covers all the basics to help you set up an enjoyable and viable small farm, including: types of cattle and production systems available, how to select your stock, explanations of equipment required and basic cattle husbandry. It contains simple explanatory diagrams and photographs to make new concepts clear.
With new and expanded sections on small cattle breeds, genetics and breeding systems, this second edition competently addresses questions asked by those entering small farming for the first time while providing a solid reference for those already in the industry. Detailed guidelines for raising healthy cattle through good nutrition, land management and herd monitoring are provided, in addition to tips for showing and marketing your cattle and up-to-date government requirements for land and stockowners.
Plants of Central Queensland
Authors: Anderson Eric
Published: February 2019

Conservation and sustainable productivity are vital issues for Australia. In order to manage vegetation well from an agricultural, recreational or conservation point of view, an understanding of individual plant species is important. Plants of Central Queensland provides a guide for identifying and understanding the plants of the region so that pastoralists and others can be better equipped to manage the vegetation resource of our grazing lands.
Central Queensland straddles the Tropic of Capricorn, although many of the plants in the book will also be found outside this area, as shown by their distribution maps. The book provides information on the habit, distribution, foliage and fruits of 525 plant species. Informative notes highlighting declared, poisonous, weed and medicinal plants are included, and plants useful for bees and bush tucker are also noted. These are the most important plants you might see if you live in or travel through central Queensland.
This book has an easy-to-read, non-botanical format, with helpful photographs and distribution maps that greatly aid anyone interested in the vegetation of central Queensland. It is based on a previous work of the same title but is greatly expanded, incorporating information on an additional 285 plant species.