Lake Eyre Basin Rivers
environmental, social and economic importance
$137.49
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2017
Summary
Water is scarce in the Lake Eyre Basin in the heart of Australia. The region goes through natural cycles of boom and bust, and the flooding of the basin rivers is accompanied by spectacular responses from wildlife and vegetation. However, the Lake Eyre Basin faces the threat of diversion of water from rivers and wetlands and development of floodplains for irrigation and mining. Around the world, such water resource developments have caused widespread degradation of rivers and loss of habitats…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781486300785 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1486300782 |
| Author: | Richard Kingsford |
| Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Imprint: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2017 |
| Weight: | 682g |
| Dimensions: | 245mm x 170mm |
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About The Author
Richard Kingsford
Richard Kingsford is Professor of Environmental Science and the Director of the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW Australia. He has a background in freshwater science and conservation biology. He has a great passion for the people and environments of the Lake Eyre Basin, from his involvement in the region stretching back to the mid-1980s. He has served on many government committees concerned with the Lake Eyre Basin, including the Cooper Creek Catchment Committee, the Community Advisory Committee, the Lake Eyre Basin Scientific Advisory Panel and the Western Rivers Advisory Panel. He loves the rivers, their ecosystems, including the plants, animals and ‘invisible’ organisms that make the place hum and, of course, the people of the Lake Eyre Basin.
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