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
Main Author: O'Gorman, Emily (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wetland management.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Human ecology.
Ecology.
Wetland management > Australia > Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.)
Wetland management > Australia > Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.)
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Australia > Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.)
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Australia > Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.)
Human ecology > Australia > Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.)
Human ecology > Australia > Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.)
Australia > Murray River Watershed.
Australia > Darling River Watershed.
Darling River Watershed (Qld. and N.S.W.) > Environmental conditions.
Murray River Watershed (N.S.W.-S.A.) > Environmental conditions.
Electronic books.
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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