Ecosystem Response Modelling in the Murray-Darling Basin

Neil Saintilan & Ian Overton

ISBN 10: 0643096132 / ISBN 13: 9780643096134

Published by CSIRO Publishing, 2010

About this Item

Book condition is near fine. Soft cover. No dust jacket. 1st edition. Ex-library copy with reference number on the spine, library paper slip top part on the title page and library stamp on information page. Book board clean front and back, Text body clean. Book block clean. Over-all an excellent and neat copy. This book provided overview of the status of science in support of water management in Australia's largest and most economically important river catchment and brings together a leading ecologist working in the rivers and wetland of the Basin. It introduces the issue in ecosystem response modelling and how this area of science can support environmental water decisions. The declining ecological condition of the internationally significant wetland of the Murray-Darling Basin has been a prominent issue in Australia for many years. Several high-profile government programs have sought to restore the flow conditions required to sustain healthy wetland, and this book documents the scientific efforts that is underpinning this task.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ecosystem Response Modelling in the Murray-Darling Basin
• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0643096132
• ISBN 13: 9780643096134
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Ecosystem Response Modelling in the Murray-Darling Basin provides an overview of the status of science in support of water management in Australia’s largest and most economically important river catchment, and brings together the leading ecologists working in the rivers and wetlands of the Basin.

The declining ecological condition of the internationally significant wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin has been a prominent issue in Australia for many years. Several high profile government programs have sought to restore the flow conditions required to sustain healthy wetlands, and this book documents the scientific effort that has underpinned this task.

This book documents research from the Southern Murray-Darling Basin, aimed at informing water use in the
iconic wetlands along the Murray: the Chowilla Floodplain, the River Murray; the Barmah-Millewa Forest and
the Coorong and Murray mouth. Within the Northern Murray-Darling Basin, it covers current research and
knowledge of the Gwydir Wetlands, the Macquarie Marshes, and the wetlands of the lower Murrumbidgee
and lower Lachlan rivers.

Key features
• Leading scientists provide an overview of the ecology and management issues for prominent sites within
the Murray-Darling Basin, including six of Australia’s Ramsar sites
• Documents an emerging field of science: flow-response modelling and decision support for environmental water management
• Addresses fundamental concepts of ecosystem response modeling and provides guidance in this field of
science

About the Authors

Neil Saintilan is Principal Research Scientist in the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change where he heads the Rivers and Wetlands Unit. He has spent more than 20 years exploring the ecology of coastal wetlands, including mangroves and saltmarshes. He and his students have discovered the importance of coastal saltmarsh a range of organisms including crustaceans, birds, fish and bats, and have documented the vulnerability of coastal saltmarsh to sea level rise. Professor Saintilan lives in Sydney.

Ian Overton is the Leader of the Environmental Water Stream within the CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship. He is a Senior Research Scientist working on spatial eco-hydrology.