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Biology Aotearoa : unique flora, fauna and fungi / Stuart Parsons [and others] ; editor Teresa McIntyre.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Pearson Education New Zealand, 2006Description: 126 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781877268007
ISSN:
  • 1877268003
Other title:
  • Unique flora, fauna and fungi
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 578.0993 22
Contents:
1. In the beginning : geological history and origins of New Zealand biota / John Macdonald. Geological history. Origins of the New Zealand biota. From ratites to wrens : New Zealand, land of birds. Immigration from overseas : the west wind drifters. New Zealand and the Southern Ocean : whales, penguins and whitebait. Where have all the fossils gone?. Conclusion : overview of the pre-human flora and fauna -- 2. Plant diversity / Dan Blanchon. Bryophotos : types and origins. Ferns and fern allies (pteridophytes) : types and origins. Conifers : types and origins. Flowering plants : types and origins. Ecology and assemblages -- 3. Diversity of New Zealand's terrestrial and freshwater fauna / Stuart Parsons and Mel Galbraith. GIants of the jurassic. New Zealand's 'polar' dinosaurs, marine reptiles, and pterosaurs. The Oligocene drowning. Tuatara, rattle birds, and geckos. Species reports; special features -- 4. Fungal diversity / Peter Buchanan. Fungal diversity and origin. Major fungal groups. Fungi-plant interactions. Aquatic fungi. Fungi-animal interactions. Medical and veterinary interactions -- 5. Conservation : applied ecology / Weihong Ji and Mick Clout. Our fragile environment : what went wrong?. The vulnerable New Zealand biota : current status. Fixing it for the future : conservation in practice -- 6. He kimihanga tūrangawaewae : finding our place / Michael Walker and Rob Wass. The first humans in the New Zealand environment. Biological and environmental change over time. The second wave. Responding to ongoing biological and environmental change. Where to from here?.
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Foundation Ecology

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Foundation Ecology

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. In the beginning : geological history and origins of New Zealand biota / John Macdonald. Geological history. Origins of the New Zealand biota. From ratites to wrens : New Zealand, land of birds. Immigration from overseas : the west wind drifters. New Zealand and the Southern Ocean : whales, penguins and whitebait. Where have all the fossils gone?. Conclusion : overview of the pre-human flora and fauna -- 2. Plant diversity / Dan Blanchon. Bryophotos : types and origins. Ferns and fern allies (pteridophytes) : types and origins. Conifers : types and origins. Flowering plants : types and origins. Ecology and assemblages -- 3. Diversity of New Zealand's terrestrial and freshwater fauna / Stuart Parsons and Mel Galbraith. GIants of the jurassic. New Zealand's 'polar' dinosaurs, marine reptiles, and pterosaurs. The Oligocene drowning. Tuatara, rattle birds, and geckos. Species reports; special features -- 4. Fungal diversity / Peter Buchanan. Fungal diversity and origin. Major fungal groups. Fungi-plant interactions. Aquatic fungi. Fungi-animal interactions. Medical and veterinary interactions -- 5. Conservation : applied ecology / Weihong Ji and Mick Clout. Our fragile environment : what went wrong?. The vulnerable New Zealand biota : current status. Fixing it for the future : conservation in practice -- 6. He kimihanga tūrangawaewae : finding our place / Michael Walker and Rob Wass. The first humans in the New Zealand environment. Biological and environmental change over time. The second wave. Responding to ongoing biological and environmental change. Where to from here?.

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