| Australia: Our Dry Continent |
National Science Week - information site, theme for 2006 is Australia: The Dry Continent
http://www.scienceweek.info.auLiving Desert WebQuest - produced by UniServe Science, for National Science Week 2006
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/quests/livingdesert.htmlDesert Quest - an EarthQuest produced by UniServe Science, for National Science Week 2006, uses GoogleEarth
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/earthquests/deserts/index.htmlThe Tale of the Three Little Bilbies: A creative writing activity in Science - produced by UniServe Science, for National Science Week 2006
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/sciweek/2006/bilbies.htmlThe Tale of the Three Mulgaras - as told and illustrated by Annalise
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/sciweek/2006/3mulgaras.html
Australian DesertsAustralia's Arid Lands - from CRC Centre for Arid Zone Research, CSIRO
http://www.cazr.csiro.au/aridlands.htmAustralia - Climate of Our Continent - from Bureau of Meteorology
http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/climate/levelthree/ausclim/zones.htmAustralia - Climate of Our Continent - from Bureau of Meteorology, pdf file of above
http://www.bom.gov.au/info/leaflets/ourcont.pdfExtremes: Survival in the Great Deserts of the Southern Hemisphere - a special exhibition at the National Museum of Australia, with accompanying teaching kit and fact sheets
http://www.nma.gov.au/schools/school_resources/free_resources_temporary_exhibitions/extremes/What is a desert? - includes adaptations of plants and animals, from National Museum of Australia
http://www.nma.gov.au/libraries/attachments/schools/resources/extremes/extremes_kit_science/files/9087/Extremes%20kit%20science.pdfAustralian rivers going down the drain - from ABC Landline program
http://www.abc.net.au/news/features/river/paroo3.htmAustralia's rivers - a special feature from Environment 2003, Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/a301124cdaa05be4ca256cae001599c5?OpenDocumentDesert - Supplementary information - Australian desert plants and animals and their adaptations, from SA Museum
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/tesdes2.htmDesert Biome - includes Desert Plants & Desert Animals from Kid Cyber, Australian content
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomedes2.htmBiomes: Deserts - from Exploring the Environment, Classroom of the Future
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/desert.html
Australia Desert DwellersDeserts - from Geosciences Australia
http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/landforms/geogarea.htmFacts about Desert Australia - from Desert Knowledge and Desert Knowledge Australia CRC
Simpson Desert
http://www.desertknowledge.com.au/dka/documents/Facts%20about%20Desert%20Australia.pdfSimpson Desert, Australia - from Kid Cyber
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Simpsdest.htmSimpson desert (AA1308) - from National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/aa/aa1308.htmlChannel Country - Biodiversity - from National Parks and Wildlife
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Channel+Country+-+biodiversitySimpson-Strzelecki Dunefields - from National Parks and Wildlife
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Simpson-Strzelecki+Dunefields+-+biodiversityDesert Channels Report Card - from Department of Natural Resources
http://www.nrm.gov.au/state/qld/desert-channels/publications/report-card/
MammalsLife and Adaptations to Water - select Desert or Desert Refuge, from SA Museum
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/riteframe.htmEthabuka - a desert wildlife haven - from Australian Bush Heritage Fund
http://www1.bushheritage.asn.au/default.aspx?MenuID=436Mammals of Arid Australia - from The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/mammals/m_spec.htmBirds of Arid Australia - from The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/birds/bird0.htmAustralian Geckos - from The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/geckos/gecko0.htmWild Kids: Arid Zone - from Australian Museum
http://www.amonline.net.au/wild_kids/arid_zone.cfmRudall River National Park - from NatureBase, WA
http://www.naturebase.net/national_parks/previous_parks_month/rudall.htmlCarnavon Xeric Scrub - A Global 200 Ecoregion - from World Wildlife Foundation
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/carnavon_xeric_shrub.cfmRichest lizard communities in the world - Great Sandy-Tanami Deserts, from World Wildlife Foundation
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/great_sandy_tanami_deserts.cfm
ReptilesMammals of Arid Australia - from The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
Bilby
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/mammals/m_spec.htmHopping miceBilby - from NatureBase, WA
http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/plants_animals/odd_bilby.htmlGreater Bilby Macrotis lagotis - from the Department of the Environment and Heritage
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05greater-bilby.htmlGreater Bilby Macrotis lagotis - from the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria
http://www.arazpa.org.au/Education_FactSheets_Bilby.htmBilby (Macrotis lagotis) - from The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/mammals/m_spec/m_bilby.htmGreater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) - information and images from ARKive: Images of Life on earth
http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Macrotis_lagotis/GREATER BILBY Macrotis lagotis - from Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/threatened/pdf/greater_bilby_vu.pdfAll About Bilbies - from Oz-Teachernet
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/bilbyrap/bilbies.htmRufous Hare WallabySpinifex Hopping Mouse (Notomys alexis) - from The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/mammals/m_spec/m_sphm.htmKultarr or JerboaRufous Hare Wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus) - from Australian Fauna.com
http://www.australianfauna.com/rufousharewallaby.phpRufous Hare Wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus) - information and images from ARKive: Images of Life on earth
http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Lagorchestes_hirsutus/Mala (Rufous Hare-wallaby) (Lagorchestes hirsutus) - from Australian Wildlife Conservancy
http://www.australianwildlife.org/wildlifeprofiles.asp?WID=571Marsupial MoleKultarr (Antechinomys laniger) Recovery Plan - report from National Parks and Wildlife, see pages 6 - 10
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/PDFs/approved_kultarr.pdfDingoMarsupial mole (Notoryctes typhlops) - information and images from ARKive: Images of Life on earth
http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Notoryctes_typhlops/DunnartDingo (Canis lupus dingo) - information and images from ARKive: Images of Life on earth
http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Canis_lupus_dingo/MulgaraFat-tailed dunnart, narrow-footed marsupial mouse - SMINTHOPSIS CRASSICAUDATA - from America Zoo
http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/8.htmJulia Creek Dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi - from Threatened Species, Department of the Environment and Heritage
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05julia-creek-dunnart.htmlThe use of Spinifex by the Sandhill Dunnart - from ParksWeb Biodiversity, South Australia
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/sandhill.htmlSANDHILL DUNNART Sminthopsis psammophila - pdf file from Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/threatened/pdf/sandhill_dunnart_dd.pdfGreater Stick-nest RatMulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) - from Australian Fauna
http://www.australianfauna.com/mulgara.phpMULGARA Dasycercus cristicauda - pdf from Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/threatened/pdf/mulgara_vu.pdfRed KangarooGreater Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus conditor) - from Australian Wildlife Conservancy
http://www.australianwildlife.org/wildlifeprofiles.asp?WID=651Greater Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus conditor) - information and images from ARKive: Images of Life on earth
http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Leporillus_conditor/more_info.htmlThe Recovery of the Greater Stick-nest Rat - from ParksWb, South Australia
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/sticknestrat.htmlGreater Stick-nest Rat (Wopilkara)Leporillus conditor (Sturt, 1848) - pdf file from naturebase, Western Australia
http://www.naturebase.net/plants_animals/pdf_files/sp_greater_stick-nest_rat.pdf
Frilled Neck LizardBirdsThorny DevilFrilled Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii - from the Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria
http://www.arazpa.org.au/Education_FactSheets_FrilledLizard.htmGreat Desert SkinkThorny Devil (Moloch horridus) - from Australian Fauna
http://www.australianfauna.com/thornydevil.phpAustralia's Thorny Devil by Eric R. Pianka - detailed description of research involving Thorny Devils, from University of Texas
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~varanus/moloch.htmlSnakesAustralian Threatened Species: Great Desert Skink - from Department of The Environment and Heritage
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/desert-skink.htmlGeckosDesert Death Adder Acanthophis pyrrhus - from Queensland Museum
http://www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/features/snakes/snakedetail.asp?TaxName=Acanthophis+pyrrhusMulga or King Brown Snake - Pseudechis australis - from Queensland Museum
http://www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/features/snakes/snakedetail.asp?TaxName=Pseudechis+australisWoma pythonCentralian Rough Knob-tailed Geckos (Nephrurus amyae) - image from personal reptile page
http://www.users.on.net/~jbonnett/amyae.htmRough Knob-tailed Geckos (Nephrurus amyae) - images from personal reptile breeder's page
http://texaslizard.com/amyae.htmPerentieWoma python (Aspidites ramsayi) - information and images from ARKive: Images of Life on earth
http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/reptiles/Aspidites_ramsayi/Woma (Aspidites ramsayi) - images from personal reptile page
http://www.users.on.net/~jbonnett/ramsayi.htmPerentie (varanus giganteus) - from ABC
http://www.abc.net.au/nature/island/ep3/locals/5.htmPerenty (Varanus giganteus) - image from personal reptile page
http://www.users.on.net/~jbonnett/giganteus.htm
Australian Desert PlantsBirds of Arid Australia - from The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/birds/bird0.htmZebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata - from Australian Museum
http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/zebra_finch.htmAustralian Bustard Ardeotis australis (Gray, 1829) - from National Parks and Wildlife, NSW
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/PDFs/tsprofile_australian_bustard.pdfFlock Bronzewing Phaps histrionica (Gould, 1841) - from National Parks and Wildlife, NSW
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/PDFs/tsprofile_flock_bronzewing.pdfWedge-tailed eagle - from National Parks and Wildlife
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/The+wedge-tailed+eagle
InteractivesPlants of Arid Australia - from The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
http://www.australian-aridlands-botanic-garden.org/general/plants/plant0.htmPlants Database: Recommended Local or Australian Native Plants for Alice Springs - from Alice Springs Town Council, not all plants listed are indigenous to the immediate area
http://www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/council/services/vergeDB.aspDune Systems - includes information of desert vegetation, from Diamantina Touring
http://www.diamantina-tour.com.au/outback_info/land_sys/dune_sys/dune_sys.htmMulga (Acacia) Woodlands - includes information of desert vegetation, from Diamantina Touring
http://www.diamantina-tour.com.au/outback_info/land_sys/mulga/mulga_page.htmChenopod Schrubland - commonly called saltbush, from Diamantina Touring
Spinifex
http://www.diamantina-tour.com.au/outback_info/land_sys/chaenopod/page.htmSturt's Desert PeaHUMMOCK GRASSLANDS IN AUSTRALIA: Spinifex - from Macquaire University
http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/ecology/rice/spinifex.htmThe use of Spinifex by the Sandhill Dunnart - from ParksWeb Biodiversity, South Australia
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/sandhill.htmlSpinifex grassland - good image of spinifex, from Diamantina Touring
http://www.diamantina-tour.com.au/outback_info/land_sys/spinifex/spinifex_page.htmSturt's Desert RoseSturt's Desert Pea Swainsona formosa - from Australian National Botanic Gardens
http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/sa.emblem.htmlSturt's Desert Pea Swainsona formosa - from Australian National Botanic Gardens
http://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/nt.emblem.html
Wild Kids: Arid Zone - from Australian Museum
http://www.amonline.net.au/wild_kids/arid_zone.cfm