Lake Eyre Basin rivers : environmental, social and economic importance /

Outlines the environmental, social and economic values of the rivers from a diverse range of perspectives.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kingsford, Richard, 1958- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clayton, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2017.
Temas:
Wild and scenic rivers > Australia > Eyre, Lake, Watershed (S.A.)
Watershed management > Australia > Eyre, Lake, Watershed (S.A.)
Floodplain ecology > Australia > Eyre, Lake, Watershed (S.A.)
Stream ecology > Australia > Eyre, Lake, Watershed (S.A.)
Conservation of natural resources > Australia > Eyre, Lake, Watershed (S.A.)
HISTORY > Australia & New Zealand.
Conservation of natural resources.
Ecology.
Floodplain ecology.
Stream ecology.
Watershed management.
Wild and scenic rivers.
Eyre, Lake (S.A.) > Ecology.
Eyre, Lake, Watershed.
Eyre, Lake, Watershed > Environmental conditions.
Eyre, Lac (Austr.-Mér.) > Écologie.
Australia > Lake Eyre Watershed
South Australia > Lake Eyre.
Australian
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Section 1. Natural history and ecology of the Lake Eyre Basin
  • 1. The Lake Eyre Basin: one of the world's great desert river systems
  • 2. Water: where, when, how much? Challenges in understanding and managing flow in rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin
  • 3. Fish distribution, status and threats in the rivers and springs of the Queensland Lake Eyre Basin
  • 4. Natural flows drive the 'boom and bust' ecology of fish in Cooper Creek, an arid-zone floodplain river
  • 5. Turtles of Cooper Creek: life in the slow lane
  • 6. Developing the desert: potential effects on wildlife
  • Section 2. Cultural and socio-economic dimensions of the rivers
  • 7. Connecting the champions of the Lake Eyre Basin Rivers
  • 8. Looking after the rivers: a view from nearly 50,000 years of experience
  • 9. Caring for our sacred waterways: learning from our past
  • 10. River sustainability: essential for the livelihoods of landholders
  • 11. Clean green beef: the importance of free-flowing rivers in the Lake Eyre Basin
  • 12. A life living between a river and a creek
  • 13. Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, not just a wildlife paradise but an economic lifeline
  • 14. When our rivers ran dry: 30 years of water resource development in the Murray-Darling Basin
  • 15. A river and a livelihood: all but lost in a decade
  • 16. Making a living from the Macquarie Marshes: coping with decisions upstream
  • 17. 'Once more into the breach, dear friends ... ': the ongoing battle for the Cooper
  • 18. Wetland health in the Lake Eyre Basin: an economic perspective
  • 19. Mining and the Lake Eyre Basin environment: past, present and possible futures
  • Section 3. Looking after the rivers
  • 20. Sustainable management of the Lake Eyre Basin Rivers: regulate, educate or open the gate?
  • 21. Water governance in Queensland: implications for wild rivers declarations in the Lake Eyre Basin
  • 22. Sustainability for the rivers of the Lake Eyre Basin.

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