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The Phylum Mollusca is a significant component of biodiversity throughout the world. Internationally, molluscs are an important economic resource and increasingly they are used as environmental indicators. The cost of controlling diseases transmitted via molluscs and of minimising crop destruction by pest species is measured in the hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis is the most comprehensive and authoritative treatment yet of Australia's marine, freshwater and terrestrial molluscs. It is a significant international reference, with contributions from 70 authors, and in which some 7700 papers in the primary literature are cited. Most molluscan families described in the book are also found in the Northern Hemisphere, making this TITLE: an essential reference for malacologists worldwide.
Mollusca: The Southern Synthesis provides a series of overviews at one or more levels for the phylum and six classes, introducing accounts for the 423 molluscan families presently recognised in the region.
At each level, details are presented on:
- morphology and physiology;
- natural history;
- biogeography and phylogeny;
- history of discovery; and
- economic significance.
There is also a comprehensive coverage of the fossil record. The glossary will assist readers less familiar with special terms, and the 30 000 entries in the comprehensive index will ensure ready access to information in the text and figures.
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Mollusca : The Southern Synthesis - Parts A and B
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Environment Australia : CSIRO, 1998
ISBN 10: 0643057560
ISBN 13: 9780643057562
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Two parts, 4to. Part A , i- vii, 564 pp, colour frontispiece, unnumbered colour plate, 21 colour plates, figures from black and white photographs and drawings. Part B, i-viii,565 - 1234, 16 colour plates, figures etc. Laminated boards (no dust wrapper was issued) , light fading to the spines but an excellent set. Book plate of authority on the marine fauna of Hong Kong and Pacific Regions Professor Brian Morton on the front paste down of each volume. Volume 1 has a presentation book plate signed by the three editors and the Graphic Designer Isabel Hallam presenting the book to Professor Morton. A very heavy item for which extra charges for shipping overseas will be requested. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 2953
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