Australasian Eagles and Eagle-like Birds
$55.91
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2017
Summary
Eagles are awe-inspiring birds that have influenced much human endeavour. Australia is home to three eagle species, and in Melanesia there are four additional endemic species. A further three large Australian hawks are eagle-like. Eagles, being at the top of the food chain, are sensitive ecological barometers of human impact on the Earth’s ecosystem services, and all of the six Australian species covered in this book are threatened in at least some states (one also nationally).
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781486306923 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1486306926 |
| Author: | Stephen Debus |
| Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Imprint: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 494g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 244mm x 232mm |
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About The Author
Stephen Debus
Stephen Debus has undertaken research on and written about raptors for nearly 35 years. He completed a PhD and postdoctoral research in Zoology, on declining woodland birds. He now works as an ecological consultant and is an honorary research associate at the University of New England. In 2015, he was awarded BirdLife Australia’s D.L. Serventy Medal for ornithological publication, recognising his role as Australia’s longest serving ornithological editor and contributions to the field, including over 130 papers, the Whitley Award-winning Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide, 2nd edition, and work on the raptor sections of the Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds, Volume 2.
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