Tropical Ecosystems In Australia
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Tropical Ecosystems In Australia
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Author : Dilwyn Griffiths
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2019-11-07
Tropical Ecosystems In Australia written by Dilwyn Griffiths and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-07 with Science categories.
Over the last century, the world has lived through changes more rapid than those experienced at any other time in human history, leading to pressing environmental problems and demands on the world’s finite resources. Nowhere is this more evident than across the world’s warm belt; a region likely to have the greatest problems and which is home to some of the world’s most disadvantaged people. This book reviews aspects of the biology of tropical ecosystems of northern Australia, as they have been affected by climatic, social and land-use changes. Tropical Australia can be regarded as a microcosm of the world’s tropics and as such, shares with other tropical regions many of the conflicts between various forms of development and environmental considerations. The book draws on a wide range of case studies of tropical Australian ecosystems ranging from coastal coral reefs and mangroves, known to be among the most vulnerable to the effects of the imposed changes, to cropping and pasture lands which, under careful management, have the potential remain as productive and sustainable agricultural or forestry ecosystems. Expert author Dilwyn Griffiths -emphasizes the importance of maintaining an active program for the establishment and management of national parks and environmental reserves -describes the effects of mining and other forms of industrial and urban development with particular reference to mine-site rehabilitation - explores problems relating to the restoration of marginally uneconomic farming land as alternative forms of land-use such as carbon farming through photosynthetically-driven carbon sequestration. This accessible reference work should find a place in educational libraries at all levels and become an essential resource for environmentalists and anyone with interests in various forms of land-use and development.
Rainforest Of Tropical Australia
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Author : Damon Ramsey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Rainforest Of Tropical Australia written by Damon Ramsey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Ecosystem management categories.
Ten Commitments Revisited
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Author : Steve Morton
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2014-09-25
Ten Commitments Revisited written by Steve Morton and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-25 with Science categories.
What are the 10 key issues that must be addressed urgently to improve Australia's environment? In this follow up to the highly successful book Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country's Environment, Australia’s leading environmental thinkers have written provocative chapters on what must be done to tackle Australia's environmental problems – in terms of policies, on-ground actions and research. Each chapter begins with a brief overview of the 10 key tasks that need to be addressed in a given field, and then each issue is discussed in more detail. Chapters are grouped into ecosystems, sectors and cross-cutting themes. Topics include: deserts, rangelands, temperate eucalypt woodlands, tropical savanna landscapes, urban settlements, forestry management , tropical and temperate marine ecosystems, tropical rainforests, alpine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, coasts, islands, soils, fisheries, agriculture, mining, grazing, tourism, industry and manufacturing, protected areas, Indigenous land and sea management, climate change, water, biodiversity, population, human health, fire, energy and more. Ten Commitments Revisited is a must read for politicians, policy makers, decision makers, practitioners and others with an interest in Australia’s environment.
Biodiversity And Environmental Change
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Author : Emma Burns
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2014-02-06
Biodiversity And Environmental Change written by Emma Burns and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-06 with Science categories.
This data-rich book demonstrates the value of existing national long-term ecological research in Australia for monitoring environmental change and biodiversity. Long-term ecological data are critical for informing trends in biodiversity and environmental change. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) is a major initiative of the Australian Government and one of its key areas of investment is to provide funding for a network of long-term ecological research plots around Australia (LTERN). LTERN researchers and other authors in this book have maintained monitoring sites, often for one or more decades, in an array of different ecosystems across the Australian continent – ranging from tropical rainforests, wet eucalypt forests and alpine regions through to rangelands and deserts. This book highlights some of the temporal changes in the environment that have occurred in the various systems in which dedicated field-based ecologists have worked. Many important trends and changes are documented and they often provide new insights that were previously poorly understood or unknown. These data are precisely the kinds of data so desperately needed to better quantify the temporal trajectories in the environment in Australia. By presenting trend patterns (and often also the associated data) the authors aim to catalyse governments and other organisations to better recognise the importance of long-term data collection and monitoring as a fundamental part of ecologically-effective and cost-effective management of the environment and biodiversity.
Northern Australia
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Author : Don Parkes
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2013-09-24
Northern Australia written by Don Parkes and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-24 with Science categories.
Northern Australia: The Arenas of Life and Ecosystems on Half a Continent provides a geographical study of the interplay of environmental challenge and human endeavor in the vast arena of Northern Australia. This book is organized into three parts. Part A presents the contextual setting for Parts B and C. It includes a historical geographer's perspective on the ecological impact of 200 years of European settlement; a description of the use of satellite imagery; and discussion of some of the interactions among natural subsystems as they impinge on human activities (especially in the extensive rangelands). Part B discusses some of the human ecosystems which extend over a very large geographical territory. In these ecosystems the human population is small in terms of absolute number and relative to the population of other living things. These include the tropical marine ecosystems and their growing utilization for mariculture; and rangeland ecosytems dominated by cattle and the overlapping semi-arid grasslands. Part C discusses intensive ecosystems, where the human population is dominant in number.
The Ecology Of Australia S Wet Tropics
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Author : Roger L. Kitching
language : en
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Release Date : 1988
The Ecology Of Australia S Wet Tropics written by Roger L. Kitching and has been published by Hyperion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Political Science categories.
Tropical Rainforest Research In Australia
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Author : Nicola Goudberg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Tropical Rainforest Research In Australia written by Nicola Goudberg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Nature categories.
Ten Commitments
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Author : David Lindenmayer
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2008-10-01
Ten Commitments written by David Lindenmayer and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
In Ten Commitments: Reshaping the Lucky Country’s Environment, leading environmental thinkers in Australia have written provocative chapters on environmental issues facing the nation. Each chapter includes 10 key issues that must be urgently addressed to improve Australia’s environment. The book is organised by ecosystem, by sector and by cross-cutting themes. Topics include: deserts, rangelands, woodlands, tropical savannas, urban settlements, forestry, tropical and temperate marine ecosystems, tropical rainforest, alpine and aquatic ecosystems, coasts, fisheries, agriculture, mining, grazing, tourism, climate change, earth systems, water, biodiversity, policy and institutional reforms, the private sector, human population, health, fire, emergency management, Indigenous land management and energy. With over 40 experts weighing in on Australia’s most pressing issues, this is a must-read for anyone interested in the environment.
Tropical Mangrove Ecosystems
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language : en
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Release Date : 1992
Tropical Mangrove Ecosystems written by and has been published by American Geophysical Union this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Mangrove ecology categories.
The Nature Of Northern Australia
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Author : John Woinarski
language : en
Publisher: ANU E Press
Release Date : 2007-07-01
The Nature Of Northern Australia written by John Woinarski and has been published by ANU E Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-01 with Science categories.
Northern Australia stands out as one of the largest natural areas remaining on Earth - alongside such global treasures as the Amazon rainforests, the boreal conifer forests of Alaska and Canada, and the polar wilderness of Antarctica. Nature remains in abundance in 'the North'. Its intact tropical savannas, rainforests, and free flowing rivers provide a basis for much of the economic activity and the quality of life for residents of the area. THE NATURE OF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA details the latest science on the Northern environment. With increasing debate over the future of Australias often forgotten North, this is a timely examination of its environmental significance, the ecological processes that make it function, and the economies that are compatible with maintaining healthy communities and people and healthy country into the future.