On the Ecology of Australia's Arid Zone

This book will appeal to an international audience as well as be irresistible to localreaders. Anyone working or with an interest in Australia's arid zone should need readyaccess to this book. There is no equivalent publication out there at the moment, andthis book has many authoritative chapters, richly illustrated with colourful material. The challenge of this book was to assemble current knowledge on particular topicsand concepts, and principles relating to them. It is also forward-looking by identifyingwhere there are gaps or inadequacies in knowledge, and where future research needsto be directed. Lead authors were encouraged to take such an approach; they had theopportunity to involve any author they considered appropriate. The final product shouldbe a fabulous resource, also for university courses, especially at MSc level.