Contents note continued: Flood spawners -- Alien species -- Summary of water requirements -- References -- ch. 5 Frogs / Skye Wassens -- Introduction -- Species profiles -- Summary of water requirements -- References -- ch. 6 Crustaceans and molluscs / Hugh A Jones -- Introduction -- Molluscs - bivalves -- Molluscs - aquatic snails -- Crustacea -- Summary of water requirements -- References -- ch. 7 Impacts of hydrological changes on floodplain wetland biota / Timothy J Ralph -- Introduction -- Drivers of hydrological change -- Projected water availability -- Response of floodplain wetland biota to flood regime changes -- Conclusion -- References -- ch. 8 Management of water for floodplain wetland biota / Neil Saintilan -- Introduction -- Complexity of science -- Complexity of policy -- Complexity of management -- Ways forward -- References
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin and their freshwater biota / Kerrylee Rogers -- Introduction -- Rivers and floodplain. wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin -- Flow-ecology relationships and the response of biota to hydrological variability -- Knowledge of water and habitat requirements of floodplain wetland biota -- References -- ch. 2 Vegetation / Kerrylee Rogers -- Introduction -- Trees -- Shrubs -- Grasses -- Sedges and rushes -- Aquatic macrophytes -- Herbs and forbs -- Summary of water requirements -- References -- ch. 3 Waterbirds / Kerrylee Rogers -- Introduction -- Fish-eaters -- Deep-water foragers -- Dabbling ducks -- Grazing waterfowl -- Shoreline foragers -- Large waders -- Small waders -- Summary of water requirements -- References -- ch. 4 Fish / Thomas S Rayner -- Introduction -- Low-flow and wetland opportunists -- Main channel generalists and wetland opportunists -- Main channel specialists --
Summary
Floodplain wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin provide critical habitat for numerous species of flora and fauna, yet the ecology of these wetlands is threatened by a range of environmental issues. This book addresses the urgent need for an improved ecohydrological understanding of the biota of Australian freshwater wetlands
Analysis
Animals
Conservation
Environmental flows
Floodplains
Habitats
Key item
Murray Darling Basin
Natural resource management
Scientific research
Statistics
Vegetation
Wetlands
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