| Contents |
Part 1: Historical overview -- 1.1 Ngarrindjeri Nation Yarluwar-Ruwe Plan: caring for Ngarrindjeri country and culture: Kungun Ngarrindjeri Yunnan (listen to Ngarrindjeri People talking) / Ngarrindjeri Nation with introduction and conclusion by Steve Hemming) -- 1.2 European settlement across the end of the River Murray / Valerie Sitters -- Part 2: Physical-chemical nature -- 2.1 Geological evolution of the River Murray Estuary Region, South Australia / Robert P. Bourman, Colin V. Murray-Wallace, Deirdre D. Ryan and Antonio P. Belperio -- 2.2 Geomorphological evolution of the River Murray Estuary, South Australia / Robert P. Bourman, Colin V. Murray-Wallace, Deirdre D. Ryan,Antonio P. Belperio and Nick Harvey -- 2.3 The Mouth of the River Murray, South Australia / Robert P. Bourman, Nick Harvey, Kristine F. James, Colin V. Murray-Wallace, Antonio P. Belperio and Deirdre D. Ryan -- 2.4 Palaeolimnology of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Lagoon / Deborah Haynes, John Tibby, Jennie Fluin and Rachael Skinner -- 2.5 Fossil molluscs, Foraminifera, Ostracods and Oogonia record a Coorong history / John Cann and Chantelle Lower -- 2.6 The role of climate in shaping the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth / Deirdre D. Ryan -- 2.7 Hydrology and hydrodynamics of the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth / Matt Gibbs, Klaus Joehnk, Ian Webster and Theresa Heneker -- 2.8 Hydrogeology of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Region / Steve Barnett -- 2.9 Soils in the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Region / Rob W. Fitzpatrick, Paul Shand and Luke M. Mosley -- 2.10 Water quality of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth / Kane Aldridge, Luke M. Mosley and Rod Oliver -- Part 3: Biological systems -- 3.1 Plankton communities of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth / Sophie C. Leterme, Rod Oliver, Russ Shiel, Deevesh Hemraj, Mike Geddes, Deborah Furst, Kane Aldridge, Thomas Barnes and Scotte O. Wedderburn -- 3.2 Aquatic and littoral vegetation / Jason M. Nicol, Susan L. Gehrig, George G. Ganf and David C. Paton -- 3.3 Terrestrial vegetation of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Region / Sacha Jellinek, Tim Croft and Thai Te -- 3.4 Estuarine and lagoon macro-invertebrates - patterns and processes / Sabine Dittmann, Alec Rolston and Ryan Baring -- 3.5 Freshwater macro-invertebrates / Keith F. Walker, Tracy A. Corbin, Courtney R. Cummings, Michael C. Geddes, Peter M. Goonan, Michael J. Kokkin, Rebecca E. Lester, Chris P. Madden, Paul K. McEvoy, Nick Whiterod and Sylvia Zukowski -- 3.6 Fishes of the Lower Lakes and Coorong: a summary of life-history, population dynamics and management / Christopher M. Bice, Scotte D. Wedderburn, Michael P. Hammer, Qifeng Ye and Brenton P. Zampatti -- 3.7 Waterbirds of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth / David C. Paton, Fiona L. Paton and Colin P. Bailey -- 3.8 Frogs of the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth / Kate Mason and Rebecca Turner -- 3.9 Food webs of the Coorong / George Giatas, Sebastien Lamontagne, Chris Bice, Qifeng Ye and David Paton -- Part 4: Management, resource use and conservation -- 4.1 Water planning and environmental water management / Adrienne Rumbelow -- 4.2 The history of fisheries in the Lower Lakes and Coorong / Greg J. Ferguson, Jason Earl and Qifeng Ye -- 4.3 Management in a crisis: responses to the millennium drought / Kerri L. Muller, Rusall L. Seaman, Jarrod Eaton and Luke M. Mosley -- 4.4 Ngarrindjeri vision for the ecological character description of the Coorong and Lower Lakes / Steve Hemming, Daryle Rigney, Grant Rigney, Luke Trevorrow, Samantha Muller and Amy Della-Sale -- 4.5 Towards Ngarrindjeri co-management of Yarluwar-Ruwe (sea country - lands, waters and all living things) / Steve Hemming and Daryle Rigney. |
| Summary |
"This book, a volume in the Natural History Series by the Royal Society of South Australia, explores the natural history of the Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth (Yarluwar-Ruwe) region of South Australia (the CLLMM), a region that has been listed as a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. The book is divided into four main themes: a historical overview of the region; its physical-chemical nature; its biological systems; and its management, resource use and conservation. The effects of large-scale anthropogenic change, climate change, global warming and sea level changes are discussed from multiple perspectives, as are the effects of acid sulfate soils and the overall consequences of the Millennium Drought on the CLLMM's water quality, biological life and food web. The discussion includes information from Ngarrindjeri leaders about the history and culture of the Ngarrindjeri people, the traditional owners of the region's land and waters. The book concludes by establishing the vision and framework required for the important and increasing role that the Ngarrindjeri Nation will play in the shared long-term management of the region." -- cover description. |
