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The Red Kangaroo in Central Australia. An Early Account by A. E. Newsome.
Newsome, Alan; Newsome, Thomas
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Description for The Red Kangaroo in Central Australia. An Early Account by A. E. Newsome.
Paperback. A unique insight into one of Australia's most iconic land mammals. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21 colour and black & white photographs, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; PDX; PSVW71; WNCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 8. Weight in Grams: 285.
The red kangaroo is at the heart of Australia’s ecological identity. It is Australia's largest terrestrial land mammal, the largest extant marsupial, and the only kangaroo truly restricted to Australia’s arid interior. Almost nothing was known about the ecology of the red kangaroo when a young Alan Newsome began to study it in 1957.
He discovered how droughts affect reproduction, why red kangaroos favour different habitats during droughts from those after rains, and that unprecedented explosions in red kangaroo numbers were caused by changes to the landscape wrought by graziers. Most importantly, he realised the possibilities of enriching western ... Read more
The red kangaroo is at the heart of Australia’s ecological identity. It is Australia's largest terrestrial land mammal, the largest extant marsupial, and the only kangaroo truly restricted to Australia’s arid interior. Almost nothing was known about the ecology of the red kangaroo when a young Alan Newsome began to study it in 1957.
He discovered how droughts affect reproduction, why red kangaroos favour different habitats during droughts from those after rains, and that unprecedented explosions in red kangaroo numbers were caused by changes to the landscape wrought by graziers. Most importantly, he realised the possibilities of enriching western ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
CSIRO Publishing Australia
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Melbourne, Australia
ISBN
9781486301553
SKU
V9781486301553
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Ref
99-2
About Newsome, Alan; Newsome, Thomas
Dr Alan Newsome (1935–2007) was a pioneering ecologist. He was the first to conduct extensive studies on the red kangaroo in Central Australia and he became internationally celebrated for his research on other mammals in Australia and abroad. This book captures Alan’s thoughts as a young ecologist tackling difficult questions in a harsh environment. Dr Thomas Newsome is Alan’s ... Read more
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