The Fauna of Australia’s Tropical Savanna Biome

Biodiversity, Biogeography, and Conservation

Alan Andersen, John Woinarski (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

365 Seiten

2026
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
9780443275067 (ISBN)

Infos

The Fauna of Australia's Tropical Savanna Biome: Biodiversity, Biogeography and Conservation is the first comprehensive account of the fauna of any tropical savanna biome. At two million square kilometers, Australia's tropical savanna biome is the world's most intact ecologically, with only a tiny fraction cleared and a large proportion managed for its conservation values, including on its extensive Indigenous estates. This book considers the full range of vegetation types and freshwater systems that occur within the dominant savanna matrix in Australia's monsoonal tropics. Edited by renowned experts of tropical ecology, this book provides descriptions of diversity, taxonomic and functional composition and endemism, and ecological and biogeographical questions of wide interest. Chapters explore how diversity and composition vary among different habitats in a savanna landscape and along the savanna rainfall gradient. The book also considers how distinctive savanna fauna is within Australia and compared with tropical savannas elsewhere in the world. The Fauna of Australia's Tropical Savanna Biome considers the unique biogeographic and evolutionary history of this highly diverse and distinctive biome. It builds on a rich foundation of knowledge accruing from decades of research on many aspects of the region's biodiversity, conservation values, and challenges. This is an indispensable resource for students and researchers studying tropical biodiversity, as well as conservationists and land managers of Australia's tropical savanna biome and those found across the globe.

Autor

Dr. Alan Andersen is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and Full Professor within Charles Darwin University’s Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods. He obtained his BSc at Monash University and his PhD at the University of Melbourne. Dr. Andersen brings nearly 40 years of research expertise in the ecology of tropical savannas. Prior to his current role, he was Chief Research Scientist with CSIRO Land & Water Flagship and Office-in-Charge of CSIRO’s Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre. For more than two decades, he led a team of ecologists, socioecologists, economists, and support staff to deliver environmental, social, and economic benefits to Australian tropical savanna communities. He has led the development of six books and has contributed to major reference works, including Elsevier’s Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes. Dr. John Woinarski is Deputy Director of the National Environmental Science Program’s Threatened Species Recovery Hub and Full Professor within Charles Darwin University’s Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods. He brings nearly 40 years of research expertise in the ecology and conservation of northern Australian fauna. He specializes in the ecology, biogeography, and conservation management of mammals and birds, and brings additional experience in invertebrates, reptiles, plants, reserve design, fire, habitat fragmentation, forestry, biodiversity, mining, and island biogeography. He has led the development of six books and has contributed to major reference works, including Elsevier’s Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes.

Inhalt

1. Introduction
2. Ants
3. Termites
4. Butterflies
5. Grasshoppers
6. Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
7. Fish
8. Amphibians
9. Reptiles
10. Birds
11. Mammals
12. Ecophysiological Adaptation
13. Indigenous Perspectives
14. Synthesis

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2026
• Verlagsort: San Diego
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 191 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 450 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-13: 9780443275067 / 9780443275067
• Zustand: Neuware