Fauna of Australia Volume 5
The most comprehensive and authoritative treatment yet of Australia's marine, freshwater and terrestrial molluscs.
This title is out of print.
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.
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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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