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Tables of Contents for A Natural History of Australia
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
viii
1
Acknowledgments
ix
1 Great South Land
1
36
Explorers and Settlers
1
3
Geography
4
3
States and Territories
7
30
2 The Gondwana Legacy
37
14
Continental Drift
37
9
Wallace's Line
46
5
3 The First Australians
51
16
The Aboriginal People: Where Did They Come From and When?
51
8
Torres Strait Islanders
59
1
Aboriginal Culture
60
3
Aboriginal Rights
63
4
4 A Floral Mosaic: The Plants
67
20
Evolution of the Plants
67
3
Plant Groups of Particular Interest
70
8
Plant Communities
78
4
Impacts on the Flora
82
5
5 Dangerous Waters
87
28
The Great Barrier Reef
87
9
Venomous Marine Animals
96
4
Reef Fishes
100
8
Shark Attacks
108
4
Megamouth
112
3
6 Some Interesting Invertebrates
115
20
Giant Earthworms
115
1
Freshwater Crustaceans
115
3
Marine Crayfish
118
1
Insects
118
3
Bushflies and Dung Beetles
121
2
Spiders
123
2
7 The Freshwater Fishes
125
24
Notable Families
126
21
Introduced Fishes
147
2
8 Warts, Scales, Frills, and Thorns
149
38
Amphibians
149
7
Evolution of Reptiles
156
1
Crocodiles
157
1
Turtles
158
4
The Lizards of Oz
162
8
Snakes
170
17
9 Aerial Australians: The Birds
187
30
A Bird's Eye View
187
5
Native Species
192
23
Introduced Species
215
2
10 Mostly Marsupials: The Mammals
217
40
A Word on Mammals
217
1
Monotremes
218
5
Marsupials
223
26
Placental Mammals
249
2
Introduced Mammals
251
6
Appendices
257
26
1 Political and Social Essentials
257
16
2 Australian Idiomatic Language
273
6
3 Some Facts and Figures for Travelers
279
4
Information Sources
283
18
References and Further Reading
283
15
Other Books on Natural History
298
1
National Geographic Articles
299
2
Index
301