Queensland's threatened animals (CSIRO Pub., 2011)
Edited by Lee K Curtis, Andrew J Dennis, Keith R McDonald, Peter M Kyne and Stephen JS Debus
Includes bibliographical references and index
Queensland is home to 70% of Australia's native mammals (226 species), over 70% of native birds (630 species), just over half of the nation's native reptiles (485) and native frogs (127), and more than 11 000 native plant species. Hundreds of these have a threatened status in Queensland. In order for Queensland to maintain and recover a healthy biodiversity we must address the serious problems faced by our natural environment - habitat loss, inappropriate land management, change in fire regimes, pollution of natural resources, proliferation of invasive species and climate change. This book feat
Cover; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the editors; Introduction; Why this book? Lee K Curtis; Introduction to threatened species Andrew J Dennis and Keith R McDonald; What is a threatened species?; Listing species as threatened -- the process and reasons; Why the species in this book were chosen; Level of risk and knowledge of risk -- a dynamic process; Coming off the list; An evolving process; List of threat categories; A history of threatened species recovery and management in Queensland Milena K Kim
Extinct in Queensland Andrew J Dennis and Keith R McDonaldThreatened animals and regional ecosystems Ian Fox and Nick Cuff; How to use this book Lee K Curtis; Species Profiles; INVERTEBRATES; Insecta; Dragonflies (Odonata); Acanthaeschna victoria, Thylacine Darner; Petalura pulcherrima, Beautiful Petaltail; Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera); Acrodipsas illidgei, Mangrove Ant-blue Butterfly; Argynnis hyperbius inconstans, Laced Fritillary Butterfly; Hypochrysops apollo apollo, Apollo Jewel Butterfly; Hypochrysops piceata, Bulloak Jewel Butterfly