Bibliograph

Environmental history and ecology of Moreton Bay, Daryl McPhee

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Environmental history and ecology of Moreton Bay, Daryl McPhee

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Environmental history and ecology of Moreton Bay

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Daryl McPhee

Summary

The south-east Queensland region is currently experiencing the most rapid urbanisation in Australia. This growth in human population, industry and infrastructure puts pressure on the unique and diverse natural environment of Moreton Bay. Much loved by locals and holiday-goers, Moreton Bay is also an important biogeographic region because its coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves and saltmarshes provide a suitable environment for both tropical and temperate species. The bay supports a large number of species of global conservation significance, including marine turtles, dugongs, dolphins, whales and migratory shorebirds, which use the area for feeding or breeding.Environmental History and Ecology of Moreton Bay provides an interdisciplinary examination of Moreton Bay, increasing understanding of existing and emerging pressures on the region and how these may be mitigated and managed. With chapters on the bay's human uses by Aboriginal peoples and later European settlers, its geology, water quality, marine habitats and animal communities, and commercial and recreational fisheries, this book will be of value to students in the marine sciences, environmental consultants, policy-makers and recreational fishers

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The physical environment: geology, geomorphology and sedimentology -- Chapter 3 The history of human use of the Moreton Bay region -- Chapter 4 Benthic habitats in Moreton Bay -- Chapter 5 Fish and invertebrate diversity in the Moreton Bay region -- Chapter 6 Species of conservation significance in Moreton Bay: the charismatic inhabitants -- Chapter 7 The fisheries of Moreton Bay and the fisheries biology and ecology of key species -- Chapter 8 Nutrients, sediments, pollutants and their impacts -- Chapter 9 Where to now?

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