Australian saltmarsh ecology / / editor, Neil Saintilan

• Pubblicazione: Collingwood, Vic., : CSIRO Pub., c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Disciplina: 577.690994
• Soggetto topico: Salt marsh ecology - Australia; Salt marshes - Australia; Coastal zone management - Australia
• Altri autori: SaintilanNeil
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 Australian saltmarshes in global context; Chapter 2 Distribution of Australian saltmarsh plants; Chapter 3 Geomorphology and habitat dynamics; Chapter 4 The ecology of molluscs in Australian saltmarshes; Chapter 5 Ecology of burrowing crabs in temperate saltmarsh ofsouth-east Australia; Chapter 6 Fish on Australian saltmarshes; Chapter 7 Saltmarsh as habitat for birds and other vertebrates; Chapter 8 Ecology and management of mosquitoes; Chapter 9 Protection and management of coastal saltmarsh ; Chapter 10 Mapping, assessment and monitoring of saltmarshesIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: "Australian Saltmarsh Ecology presents the first comprehensive review of the ecology and management of Australian saltmarshes. The past 10 years in particular have seen a sustained research effort into this previously poorly understood and neglected resource. In 10 chapters contributed by experts in each discipline, the book outlines what is known of the biogeography and geomorphology of Australian saltmarshes, their fish and invertebrate ecology, the use of Australian saltmarshes by birds and insectivorous bats, and the particular challenges of management, including the control of mosquito pests, and the issue of sea-level rise. It provides a powerful argument that coastal saltmarsh is a unique and critical habitat vulnerable to the combined impacts of coastal development and sea-level rise."--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Australian saltmarsh ecology
• ISBN: 0-643-09859-3; 1-283-15518-4; 9786613155184; 0-643-09684-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809357003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II