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This novel textbook provides the first consolidated overview of the scope, purpose, and applications of conservation physiology with a focus on wildlife. It outlines the major avenues and advances by which the field is contributing to the monitoring, management, and restoration of wild animal populations.
Before he wrote the bestselling 100 Cupboards trilogy and Ashtown Burials series, N. D. Wilson delighted readers with his first unforgettable action-adventure story of survival. . . . Thomas Hammond has always lived next to Leepike Ridge, but he never imagined he might end up lost beneath it! The night Tom’s schoolteacher comes to dinner and asks Tom’s mother to marry him, Tom slips out of the house and escapes down a nearby stream on a floating slab of packing foam. The night and stars lull Tom to sleep, and when he wakes, he has ridden his foam raft all the way to the ridge, where the stream dives underground. Flung over rapids and tossed through chasms, Tom finally hits shore, sore bu...
Leading from the North aims to improve public dialogue around the future of Northern Australia to underpin robust and flexible planning and policy frameworks. A number of areas are addressed including social infrastructure, governance systems, economic, business and regional development, climate and its implications, the roles and trends in demography and migration in the region. This book not only speaks to the issues of development in Northern Australia but also other regional areas, and examines opportunities for growth with changing economies and technologies. The authors of this book consist of leading researchers, academics and experts from Charles Darwin University, The Australian National University, James Cook University, the Australian Institute of Marine Science and many other collaborative partners. Many of the authors have first-hand experience of living and working in Northern Australia. They understand the real issues and challenges faced by people living in Northern Australia and other similar regional areas. Backed by their expertise and experience, the authors present their discussions and findings from a local perspective.
Curated in association with the Australian Anhropological Society's annual conference this exhibition is concerned with ways of using art to engender rather than simply represent the ethnographic encounter. Each work reflects deep levels of respect for andexperience of Aboriginal culture and communities.
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Working with Human Service Organisations 2nd edition aims to equip potential and current workers within human service organisations with the range of tools they need to think critically and work effectively within their employing agency. It discusses how to be active and dynamic in organisational relationships, how to use critical and reflective thinking and how to be prepared when faced with tough situations in organisational life. It contains a lot of case studies and examples that raise issues about practice and promote critical reflection.
A book of stunning photographs, detailing the daily lives of the Igbo Jewish community of Nigeria, highlighting their prayer, practice, ritual and belief. Journey through the many synagogue communities in Nigeria as the Igbo celebrate Shabbat, holidays, and the first visit of an American rabbi. This is a companion book to the acclaimed documentary film, "Re-Emerging: The Jews of Nigeria".
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For one or two-semester, undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Artificial Intelligence. The long-anticipated revision of this best-selling text offers the most comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of artificial intelligence.