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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Titre(s) : Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and beyond [Texte électronique] / Eric Wolanski, editor
Publication : Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, cop. 2014
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (1 texte électronique (xvii, 292 pages))
Collection : Estuaries of the world
Note(s) : Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 30 septembre 2013). - Bibliogr
This book (the first in the collection) deals with a selection of estuaries which
are characteristic of a whole continent: Australia. The country is so large that it
spreads from the tropics (10th parallel) to the temperate zone in Tasmania. Estuaries
themselves differ by an order of magnitude in terms of size; yet, they all have common
properties and processes. In Australia, as anywhere else in the world, the coastal
zone and its estuaries, large or small, are amongst the most endangered areas. Pollution,
eutrophication, urbanisation, land reclamation, dams, irrigation, over-fishing and
exploitation continuously threaten the future of some estuaries, which bear the full
pressure of these developments. However, unaffected systems still exist in Australia
and, if not strictly pristine, enjoy an exceptional ecological quality. In between
these two categories, unfortunately some high-quality environments are currently being
degraded because of loose management. The major challenge that humans face today is
protecting estuaries, which benefit from a good ecological status, by managing their
use. Preventing other systems to further degrade and restoring them require immediate
action so that future generations can also enjoy the fantastic visual, cultural and
edible products that they provide. Such an approach assumes that all users of the
environment share views and are able to communicate wisely on the basis of robust
science. Current changes in climate (e.g. temperature rise, sea-level rise, increased
risks of floods and droughts and ocean acidification) may increase the risk of abrupt
and non-linear changes in many estuarine ecosystems, which would affect their composition,
function, biodiversity and productivity. In order to provide a solid scientific background
to future debates, this book does not just attempt compiling case studies but puts
into light best practice both in scientific research and coastal management
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Wolanski, Eric. Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Écologie des estuaires
Écohydrologie
Indice(s) Dewey :
551.457 (23e éd.) = Régions côtières
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789400770195
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44722393s
Notice n° :
FRBNF44722393
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and beyond: A synthesis / Eric Wolanski and Jean-Paul
Ducrotoy ; PART I ; Estuaries that bore the full pressure of the historical developments
; 2. Sydney Estuary, Australia: Geology, anthropogenic development and hydrodynamic
processes/attributes / Serena B. Lee, and Gavin F. Birch ; 3. The Murray/Coorong
Estuary. Meeting of the Waters? / Jochen Kämpf, and Diane Bell ; 4. Port Phillip
Bay / Joe Sampson, Alan Easton and Manmohan Singh ; 5. The Tamar Estuary, Tasmania
/ Joanna C. Ellison and Matthew R. Sheehan ; PART II Estuaries being degraded ;
6. Gold Coast Broadwater: Southern Moreton Bay, Southeast Queensland (Australia) /
Ryan J.K. Dunn, Nathan J. Waltham, Nathan P. Benfer, Brian A. King, Charles J. Lemckert,
and Sasha Zigic ; 7. Hydrodynamics and sediment transport in a macro-tidal estuary:
Darwin Harbour, Australia / F.P. Andutta, X.H. Wang, Li Li, and D. Williams ; 8.
The Ord River estuary: a regulated wet-dry tropical river system
