Publisher: Academic Press Number Of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 2006-11-29 Sales Rank: 1079260 ISBN / ASIN: 0123736307
Book Description:
Nowhere are floods more paradoxical than in the generally arid Australian continent. This book brings together experts in meteorology, hydrology, limnology, ornithology, landscape ecology, veterinary and medical sciences, economics, anthropology and sociology to synthesize current knowledge on floods, their occurrence, and their consequences for the environment and societies in the Australian context.
Floods can have either beneficial or detrimental effects on the landscape and human societies. This book fills this important gap in our study and offers a multidisciplinary approach in understanding the effects of global climate change. The editors provide complete coverage on dynamics, patterns and consequences of floods, studied from several perspectives. Although the geographic focus of the book is Australia, the synthesis that is detailed in this book will undoubtedly be useful for the understanding of floods in all other regions of the planet.
* Offers detailed trends of effects on global climatic change * Provides an understanding of past and future floods in Australia * Discusses disturbances on landscape * Includes effects on aquatic birds, infectious diseases, and economy
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Eutrophication Management and Ecotoxicology
Eutrophication Management and Ecotoxicology (Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science) By M.C.T. Scholten, E.M. Foekema, H.P. Van Dokkum, N.H.B.M. Kaag, R.G. Jak,
Publisher: Springer Number Of Pages: 122 Publication Date: 2005-03-14 Sales Rank: 2744008 ISBN / ASIN: 3540222103 EAN: 9783540222101
Book Description:
This book aims to bridge the gap between ecotoxicology and limnology. The intended readers of the book are water managers, policy makers with a scientific background as well as researchers/advisors in the area of water management. The book provides an ecotoxicological perspective on lake management and describes eutrophication of shallow, temperate lakes. It surveys the influence of toxic substances (e.g., agricultural pesticides) on the aquatic ecosystem, especially the relation between algae and daphnids. The message of the book is that nutrients such as phosphorus are not the only important factor in explaining and managing eutrophication: toxic disturbance of to-down control is also an important factor to be considered. The results of extensive studies and experiments (some unpublished) on lake eutrophication are presented in this book.