A Guide to Land Snails of Australia
Australia's native land snails are an often-overlooked invertebrate group that forms a significant part of terrestrial biodiversity, with an estimated 2500 species present in Australia today.
A Guide to Land Snails of Australia is an overview of Australia's native and introduced land snail faunas, offering a greater understanding of their role in the natural environment. The book presents clear diagnostic features of live snails and their shells, and is richly illustrated with a broad range of Australia's native snail, semi-slug and slug species. Comprehensive coverage is also included of the many exotic species introduced to Australia.
In a unique bioregional approach, the reader is taken on a trek through some of Australia's spectacular regional landscapes, highlighting their endemic and special snail faunas. This section is supplemented with key localities where species can be found.
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A Guide to Land Snails of Australia is an overview of Australia's native and introduced land snail faunas, offering a greater understanding of their role in the natural environment. The book presents clear diagnostic features of live snails and their shells, and is richly illustrated with a broad range of Australia's native snail, semi-slug and slug species. Comprehensive coverage is also included of the many exotic species introduced to Australia.
In a unique bioregional approach, the reader is taken on a trek through some of Australia's spectacular regional landscapes, highlighting their endemic and special snail faunas. This section is supplemented with key localities where species can be found.
Features:
- Profiles and provides diagnostic features for the 27 native Australian land snail families
- Includes information on the 47 introduced species and their families
- Highlights more than 160 of Australia’s most iconic species with photographs of selected live snails
- Provides a pictorial guide to the common shell shapes of families to assist with identification
- Takes a bioregional approach to snail identification, outlining key localities where species can be found
- Includes tips on how, when, and where to collect Australian land snails.
A Guide to Land Snails of Australia
Australia's native land snails are an often-overlooked invertebrate group that forms a significant part of terrestrial biodiversity, with an estimated 2500 species present in Australia today.
A Guide to Land Snails of Australia is an overview of Australia's native and introduced land snail faunas, offering a greater understanding of their role in the natural environment. The book presents clear diagnostic features of live snails and their shells, and is richly illustrated with a broad range of Australia's native snail, semi-slug and slug species. Comprehensive coverage is also included of the many exotic species introduced to Australia.
In a unique bioregional approach, the reader is taken on a trek through some of Australia's spectacular regional landscapes, highlighting their endemic and special snail faunas. This section is supplemented with key localities where species can be found.
Features:
A Guide to Land Snails of Australia is an overview of Australia's native and introduced land snail faunas, offering a greater understanding of their role in the natural environment. The book presents clear diagnostic features of live snails and their shells, and is richly illustrated with a broad range of Australia's native snail, semi-slug and slug species. Comprehensive coverage is also included of the many exotic species introduced to Australia.
In a unique bioregional approach, the reader is taken on a trek through some of Australia's spectacular regional landscapes, highlighting their endemic and special snail faunas. This section is supplemented with key localities where species can be found.
Features:
- Profiles and provides diagnostic features for the 27 native Australian land snail families
- Includes information on the 47 introduced species and their families
- Highlights more than 160 of Australia’s most iconic species with photographs of selected live snails
- Provides a pictorial guide to the common shell shapes of families to assist with identification
- Takes a bioregional approach to snail identification, outlining key localities where species can be found
- Includes tips on how, when, and where to collect Australian land snails.
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A Guide to Land Snails of Australia
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781486313525 |
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Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing |
Publication date: | 08/02/2022 |
Pages: | 184 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d) |
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