Boom and Bust: Bird Stories for a Dry Country

In Boom and Bust, the authors draw on the natural history of Australia's charismatic birds to explore the relations between fauna, people and environment in a continent where variability is 'normal' and rainfall patterns not always seasonal. They consider changing ideas about deserts and how these have helped us understand birds and their behaviour in this driest of continents.

The book describes the responses of animals and plants to environmental variability and stress. It is also a cultur...