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Contents Preface Chapter 1. Ecotourism and Australia Why Visit Australia? Australian Tourism and Ecotourism Ecotourism and Its Importance How Ecotourism Helps Ecotravel Ethics Chapter 2. Australia: Geography, Climate, and Biodiversity Geography, Topography, and Population Climate and Best Time to Visit Biodiversity The States: Geography and Features Queensland New South Wales Victoria Tasmania Chapter 3. Habitats and Common Vegetation History of the Australian Flora The Modern Australian Environment Characteristics of the Main Families of Plants Myrtaceae - eucalypts, tea trees, melaleucas and lilly-pillys Fabaceae - wattles and peas Proteaceae - banksias and grevilleas Epacridaceae - the heath family Main Vegetation Types Heaths and Shrublands Open Forests and Woodlands Closed Forest Environmental Close-up 1. Plant-animal Interactions Chapter 4. Parks, Reserves, and Getting Around Getting Around in Australia Roads and Some Great Drives Roadside Scenery and Wildlife Trails and Hiking; Hiking Pests Descriptions of Parks, Preserves, and Other Eco-sites Cape York Peninsula (CYP) Tropical Queensland (TRQ) Temperate Queensland (TEQ) New South Wales (NSW) Victoria (VIC) Tasmania (TAS) Chapter 5. Environmental Threats and Conservation Environmental Threats Biodiversity Loss Land Clearing Agriculture and Grazing Logging Introduced Species Urban Growth Global Warming and the Ozone Layer Conservation Cassowary Recovery Program National Landcare Program Ecotourism Chapter 6. How to Use This Book: Ecology and Natural History What is Natural History? What is Ecology and What Are Ecological Interactions? How to Use This Book Information in the Family Profiles Information in the Color Plate Sections Chapter 7. Amphibians General Characteristics and Natural History Seeing Frogs in Eastern Australia Family Profiles 1. Tree Frogs 2. Southern Frogs 3. Narrow-mouthed Frogs 4. True Frogs 5. Toads Environmental Close-up 2. Frog Population Declines Chapter 8. Reptiles General Characteristics and Natural History Seeing Reptiles in Australia Family Profiles 1. Crocodilians 2. Turtles 3. Geckos 4. Flap-footed Lizards (Pygopodids) 5. Monitor Lizards (Goannas) 6. Dragons (Agamids) 7. Skinks 8. Pythons - The Constrictors 9. Elapids - Venomous Snakes 10. Miscellaneous Snakes Environmental Close-Up 3. Australia's Endemics: Species That Occur Nowhere Else Chapter 9. Birds Introduction General Characteristics of Birds Classification of Birds Australian Birds Seeing Birds in Australia Family Profiles 1. Seabirds I: Tube-nosed Seabirds 2. Seabirds II: Pelicans and Allies (Frigatebirds, Boobies, Cormorants) 3. Seabirds III: Gulls, Terns, and Noddies 4. Penguin 5. Ducks, Geese, and Grebes 6. Marsh and Stream Birds 7. Herons and Egrets 8. Shorebirds (Waders) 9. Emu and Cassowary 10. Megapodes and Quail 11. Raptors 12. Pigeons and Doves 13. Parrots 14. Cuckoos and Coucals 15. Owls 16. Nightjars and Frogmouths 17. Swifts, Swallows, and Woodswallows 18. Kingfishers, Kookaburras, Bee-eaters, and Rollers 19. Lyrebirds and Pittas 20. Treecreepers and Fairy-wrens 21. Australian Warblers (Pardalotes, Scrubwrens, Gerygones, and Thornbills) 22. Honeyeaters and Chats 23. Robins, Babblers, and Logrunners 24. Whipbirds, Whistlers, and Sittella 25. Flycatchers, Monarchs, Fantails, Magpie-lark, and Drongo 26. Cuckoo-shrikes, Trillers, Orioles, and Figbird 27. Butcherbirds, Magpie, and Currawongs 28. Crows, Ravens, Riflebirds (Birds of Paradise), Chough, and Apostlebird 29. Bowerbirds 30. Larks, Pipit, and Sunbird 31. Estrildid Finches (Grassfinches) 32. Old World Warblers and White-eyes 33. Thrushes, Starlings, Myna and Bulbul Environmental Close-up 4: Nectar and Nectar-eaters Chapter 10. Mammals Introduction General Characteristics of Mammals Classification of Mammals Australian Mammals Seeing Mammals in Australia Family Profiles 1. Monotremes - Platypus and Echidna Marsupials 2. Carnivorous Marsupials - Devil, Quolls, and Relatives 3. Bandicoots and Bilby 4. Koala 5. Wombats 6. Possums 7. Gliders 8. Potoroos, Bettongs, and Rat Kangaroo 9. Kangaroos, Wallabies, and Pademelons Placental Mammals 10. Bats, the Flying Mammals 11. Rodents and Rabbits 12. Dingo and Fox 13. Marine Mammals Chapter 11. Underwater Australia Introduction Reef Habitats Invertebrate Life Vertebrate Life Final Remarks References and Additional Reading Habitat Photos Identification Plates Species Index General Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Animals -- Australia.
Ecotourism -- Australia.