A Survey of the Wildlife and Vegetation of Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) National Park and Adjacent Area
Author: John Casimir Zichy Woinarski
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 230
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Casimir Zichy Woinarski
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 230
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Library of Australia
Publisher: National Library Australia
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 1976
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Dilwyn Griffiths
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2019-11-07
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1000702286
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Ross A. Bradstock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780521805919
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Fire is pivotal to the functioning of ecosystems in Australia, affecting the distribution and abundance of the continent's unique and highly diverse range of plants and animals. Conservation of this natural biodiversity therefore requires a good understanding of scientific processes involved in the action of fire on the landscape. This book provides an up-to-date synthesis of current knowledge in this area and its application in contemporary land management. Central to the discussion is an exploration of the concept of the fire regime and its interactions with biodiversity.