Tiwi plants and animals : Aboriginal flora and fauna knowledge from Bathurst and Melville Islands, northern Australia / Justin Puruntatameri ... [et al.]
- Bib ID:
- 2349599
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Darwin : Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory, 2001
- 192 p. : col. ill., maps ; 16 x 23 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0724544437
- 072454437X
- Series:
- Northern Territory botanical bulletin ; no. 24.
- Summary:
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Introductory notes on Tiwi seasons, vegetation, history, language; sets out uses of plants with botanical, English and Tiwi names and photographs; photographs of birds with Latin name, English name and Tiwi name, their significance and use - includes red-tailed black cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo, emerald dove, partridge pigeon, brahminy kite, brolga, crested tern, jabiru, pelican; similar for saltwater and freshwater fish;sharks and stingrays; mammals, including possum, flying fox, dingo, dugong, agile wallaby; feral animals, including buffalo, cattle, horse, pig;reptiles, including saltwater crocodile, lizards and skinks, snakes; saltwater and freshwater turtles; shellfish; crustaceans; insects; other; includes tables and discussion; includes a section titled 'Tiwi Watch' by the North Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) on introduced weeds and feral animals; diseases and pests.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Subject:
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- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Bathurst Island -- Ethnobiology
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island -- Ethnobiology
- Ethnobiology -- Northern Territory -- Bathurst Island
- Ethnobiology -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island
- Animals - Feral animals
- Environment - Climate and weather - Seasons
- Indigenous knowledge - Zoology
- Indigenous knowledge - Botany
- Technology - Resins and gums
- Indigenous knowledge - Health and medicine
- Recreation - Play - Toys
- Tiwi language (N20) (NT SC52-16)
- Plants
- Material culture - Bark objects
- Technology - Fire - Fire making
- Technology - Fibre
- Animals
- Food - Bush tucker
- Tiwi people (N20) (NT SC52-16)
- Bathurst Island (NT SC52-15)
- Yermalner / Melville Island (NT SC52-16)
- Other authors/contributors:
- Copyright:
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- Until 2051 [Created/Published Date + 50 Years]
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2001
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