| | "This attempts to collate, in some 230 pages of crisp text, what we now know of Australian saltmarshes as ecosystems and as a biological setting for a range of
organisms – it is currently the proverbial 'one-stop-shop' for such information and so should see much use over coming years."
Peter G Fairweather, Austral Ecology, Vol 35
"…this book is a valuable and long-overdue resource that will benefit saltmarsh ecologists, managers and other stakeholders, as well as students and the wider public."
Bea Sommer, Pacific Conservation Biology, 2010
"The growing realisation of the productivity and ecological importance of coastal saltmarshes and the dual threats of development encroachment and sea level rise on these systems makes the timing of this book particularly pertinent…the book is an excellent reference document for practitioners and contains a definitive bibliography for future use."
Greg Fisk, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol 17, March 2010
"The highly qualified and credible contributors provide a powerful argument that coastal saltmarshes are a critical habitat exposed to the combined impact of coastal development and rising sea levels. It will be a useful resource for the Year of Learning for Sustainability in 2010."
Scan (NSW Department of Education and Training), Vol. 28, No. 4, November 2009
"Pulling together all aspects of the ecology and management of Australian saltmarshes in a comprehensive and easily accessed resource, it is an excellent reference for everyone from the interested amateur to the professional ecologist or policy maker."
Greg Kerr, Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter 140, September 2009
"In a concise ten chapters, this book presents a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge on the flora, fauna, ecosystem functions, and management issues of the coastal marshes in Australia, and calls attention to significant gaps in relevant information. In summary, a highly recommendable, stimulating book, valuable from both the scientific and management points of view, and interesting not only for researchers and students dealing with Australian saltmarshes, but for everyone interested in these sensitive and endangered ecosystems."
Ruben Jose Lara, Wetlands Ecology Management, 25 June 2009
"A fair percentage of the references are recent, having been published within the last decade, reinforcing both the currency of this book and how much it is needed. I think that the valuable work done by scientific researchers, as demonstrated in this book, needs to be shared with the stakeholders and a wider public."
Linda Dalgliesh, Australian Plant Conservation Vol 18, no.1, June-August 2009
"The outstanding contribution to the volume is that of Paul Adam on the global context, which contains an excellent review of invasive species and their impacts…any reader, whether a professional saltmarsh ecologist or not, will learn a lot from reading this volume, even which State to live in to minimise the chances of contracting Ross River fever."
Professor Jamie Kirkpatrick, Australian Marine Sciences Association Bulletin, 2009 | |
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