Prepare to be Am AZed! on this wild ride through Australia’s biodiversity from A to Z!
Go on an amazing scientific journey through 100 topics inspired by the specimens and stories from CSIRO’s National Research Collections Australia. This book is filled with fabulous facts about plants, animals, microbes and the scientists who study them.
Find out how new species get their names and discover an orchid that grows underground, identify a fly that looks like a bee, and explore strange fish that live in the deep sea.
Am AZed! CSIRO’s A to Z of Biodiversity covers Australia’s natural wonders and impressive discoveries for each letter of the alphabet, accompanied by engaging photos and illustrations. Get ready to encounter the Lost Shark, the phenomena of sea sparkle and zombie worms!
Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 6-12.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments
Preface
Collections
A – Aerogard, Algae collection, Antibiotics,
Apisomyia bathae
B – Biodiversity, Bluebottles, Bry the Fly Guy, Bushfire
C –
Carcharhinus obsoletus, Cindy Bessey, Crimson Rosellas,
Cyrtobagous salviniae
D – Deep-sea fish, Diptera, Dragons, Dung beetles
E – Eggshell DNA, Emu in the Sky,
Eucalyptus platyphylla, Evolution
F – Feathers, Field trips, Fire, Fish collection
G – Galahs, Germ theory, Golden fungi, Gut parasites
H –
Haslea,
Haycocknema perplexum, Head lice
I – Influenza virus, Insect collection, Insect eating, Invasive species
J – Jellyfish-like pseudo-organisms, Jewel beetles, Joeys, Jumping spiders
K – Kangaroo Grass, Kauri Moths, Kingdom Animalia, Kookaburras
L – Leopardwood, Lichens, Loch Ness monster, Luana Lins
M – Metal nests, Migratory birds, Mining our biodiversity, Mosses of Antarctica
N – Natural history, Nematodes, New species,
Nymphaea violacea
O – Oceans of plastic, Origins of life,
Ornithoptera richmondia, Oysters
P – Paradise Parrots, Perfume, Plant collection, Pollinators
Q – Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing,
Quisqualis and
Quinqueremulus, Quokkas, Quolls
R – Rats, Rays, Rock pools, RV
Investigator
S – Sea sparkle, Soil crusts, Spider wasps, Swift Parrots versus Sugar Gliders
T –
Taeniophyllum cylindrocentrum, Taxidermy, Thylacine skull, Tree seed collection
U – Underground orchid, Unknown mosquitoes, Upside-down flies, UV light
V – Vaccines, Vanishing insects, Velvet ants, Virus collection
W – Weevils in amber, White-faced Robins, Wildlife collection, Will White
X – Xiao Deng,
Xiphias gladius, X-rays of fish
Y – Yellow Box, Yellow Crazy Ants, Yowies
Z –
Zeus faber, Zombie worms, Zoology
Glossary
Über den Autor
Andrea Wild is a science writer at CSIRO. She works with the National Research Collections Australia, home to more than 15 million natural-history specimens, from tiny mosquitoes to huge sharks. Andrea’s work helps publicise the scientists’ important work. She has two sons, one who loves nature and one who loves experiments.
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