Fragile Balance, A: The Extraordinary Story of Australian Marsupials

Dickman, Chris R.; Woodford Ganf, Rosemary, illustrator | Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- writer of foreword

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SUPERIOR AS NEW COPY> This title combines coverage of all Australian marsupials by a respected academic with fine illustrations of those species by a well-known watercolourist. The text distinguishes the diverse marsupial group from other mammals and places it in its geographical context.
Second revised edition.
The fine text distinguishes the diverse marsupial group from other mammals and places it in its geographic context. It covers all species in Australia and draws together many unique biological traits that characterise these marsupials. We see how marsupials interact with each other and with other living things, and how they survive in the adverse conditions of the Australian continent; they often modify their environment to make it more suitable for themselves, and their impacts can be startling. The tangled interactions of marsupials and people are also examined. Marsupials are integral components of the natural environment and of human endeavour in Australia and this book makes a compelling case for a new, more inclusive attitude towards them. Six notable species are highlighted in feature pages, and the text is completed with thumbnail accounts of all species of Australian marsupials, outlining size, distinguishing features, distribution and key aspects of their biology. This new edition has been updated to include new species and changes in conservation status that have been recognised since the first edition, and the new text reflects all relevant research in the interim.
x, 246 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 32 cm #060222
Winner of Whitley Medal (Royal Zoological Society of NSW), 2008.
Marsupials — Australia. | Marsupials — Australia — Identification. | Marsupials — Australia — Conservation. | Australian

Additional Information

Author Dickman, Chris R.; Woodford Ganf, Rosemary, illustrator | Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- writer of foreword
Number of pagesx, 246 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 32 cm
PublisherAustralian Geographic
Year Published2015
Binding Type

Hardcover

Book Condition

As new!

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