Rivers as Ecological Systems summarises relevant research drawn from more than 1,000 published papers, books and reports, and draws on the expert opinion of more than 30 river scientists. This beautifully presented book describes the link between river flows, sediment and nutrient transport, river channel forms and river and floodplain habitats, plants and animals. It is fully referenced and is illustrated with more than 150 carefully selected full-colour photographs and more than 40 information maps and diagrams, and includes a comprehensive index.
This key reference will underpin the future determination and management of stream flows in the Murray-Darling Basin. It will serve as an essential resource for those involved with environmental flow determination in the MDB; Ecologists, community catchment and river groups, students, natural resource planners, and policy analysts.
1. The rivers of the basin and how they work
2. River flows, processes, habitats, and river life
3. A tale of two rivers (case studies of the Murray River to the Darling River intersection and the Paroo River)
4. Landscapes, climates, and flow regimes
5. Riverine plants
6. Riverine animals
Glossary
References
Index
"This attractively produced book is an appropriate resource for university students as well as an invaluable teaching resource for Geography and Science teachers. It should be included in every school and university library." Susan Bliss, NSW Manager Global Education and Macquarie University–Faculty of Education
Geographical Education, Volume 15, 2002
“Specialist ecologists or hydrologists will find useful information throughout, and agricultural scientists, economists, engineers, etc. will find the book a valuable summary of the effects of flows on river ecology”
Gerry Quinn, CRC for Freshwater Ecology (The Victorian Naturalist, v.119 no.3 2002)
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