Natural History of Strathalbyn and Goolwa Districts Strathalbyn Naturalists Club Inc.
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Natural History of Strathalbyn and Goolwa Districts

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Book Title
Natural History of Strathalbyn and Goolwa Districts
Author
Strathalbyn Naturalists Club Inc.
Book Condition
VERY GOOD
ISBN
9780646402833
Book Format
Hardback
Publisher
Strathalbyn Naturalists Club Inc
Year Published
2000
Regional natural histories are often dismissed as being of little consequence to science and conservation. This work, however illustrated just how wrong this view is, for it documents in detail over a century of ecological change in one of the most dynamic and sensitive regions of Australia. From freshwater shrimps to ants and kangaroos, the diversity and distribution of every major group is covered. The arrival and local extinction of various species are tied into critical natural events such as drought and flood, as well as with human-induced changes such as the obstruction of rivers. It is an invaluable chronicle of the response of native Australia to the European onslaught, and one that will guide conservation efforts in the area for decades to come.Because the region considered includes the end of the Murray-Darling River system, the changes it documents may have occurred anywhere in the catchment. In a sense, the region is a barometer for continental environmental change, making this volume of much wider interest than the region it documents.

Regional natural histories are often dismissed as being of little consequence to science and conservation. This work, however illustrated just how wrong this view is, for it documents in detail over a century of ecological change in one of the most dynamic and sensitive regions of Australia. From freshwater shrimps to ants and kangaroos, the diversity and distribution of every major group is covered. The arrival and local extinction of various species are tied into critical natural events such as drought and flood, as well as with human-induced changes such as the obstruction of rivers. It is an invaluable chronicle of the response of native Australia to the European onslaught, and one that will guide conservation efforts in the area for decades to come.

Because the region considered includes the end of the Murray-Darling River system, the changes it documents may have occurred anywhere in the catchment. In a sense, the region is a barometer for continental environmental change, making this volume of much wider interest than the region it documents.

Regional natural histories are often dismissed as being of little consequence to science and conservation. This work, however illustrated just how wrong this view is, for it documents in detail over a century of ecological change in one of the most dynamic and sensitive regions of Australia. From freshwater shrimps to ants and kangaroos, the diversity and distribution of every major group is covered. The arrival and local extinction of various species are tied into critical natural events such as drought and flood, as well as with human-induced changes such as the obstruction of rivers. It is an invaluable chronicle of the response of native Australia to the European onslaught, and one that will guide conservation efforts in the area for decades to come.

Because the region considered includes the end of the Murray-Darling River system, the changes it documents may have occurred anywhere in the catchment. In a sense, the region is a barometer for continental environmental change, making this volume of much wider interest than the region it documents.