Wetlands in a dry land : more-than-human histories of Australia's Murray-Darling Basin /

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"In the name of agriculture, urban growth, and disease control, humans have drained, filled, or otherwise destroyed nearly 87 percent of the world's wetlands over the past three centuries. Unintended consequences include biodiversity loss, poor water quality, and the erosion of cultural si...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Gorman, Emily (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2021]
Series:Weyerhaeuser environmental book.
Subjects:
Human ecology > Australia > Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.)
Human ecology > Australia > Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.)
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Australia > Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.)
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Australia > Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.)
Wetland management > Australia > Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.)
Wetland management > Australia > Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.)
Écologie humaine > Australie > Darling, Bassin de la (Queensl. et N.-G. du S.)
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature > Australie > Darling, Bassin de la (Queensl. et N.-G. du S.)
Zones humides > Gestion > Australie > Darling, Bassin de la (Queensl. et N.-G. du S.)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Lakes, Ponds & Swamps.
Ecology
Human ecology
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Wetland management
Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.) > Environmental conditions.
Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.) > Environmental conditions.
Murray, Bassin du (N.-G. du S.-Austr.-Mér.) > Conditions environnementales.
Darling, Bassin de la (Queensl. et N.-G. du S.) > Conditions environnementales.
Australia > Darling River Watershed
Australia > Murray River Watershed
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Weaving : postcolonial and multispecies politics of plants
  • Leaking : containment and recalcitrance of swamps
  • Infecting : irrigation, mosquitoes, and malaria in wartime
  • Crossing : wildlife in agriculture
  • Enclosing : pelicans, protected areas, and private property
  • Migrating : wetlands, transcontinental bird movements, and global environmental crisis
  • Rippling : capitalism, seals, and baselines.

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