Floods in an Arid Continent (Advances in Ecological Research): 39: Volume 39 (Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 39) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123736307 ISBN 13: 9780123736307

Publisher: Academic Press, 2007

Synopsis

Nowhere are floods more paradoxical than in the generally arid Australian continent. Floods in an Arid Continent brings together experts in meteorology, hydrology, limnology, ornithology, landscape ecology, veterinary and medical sciences, economics, anthropology and sociology to synthesize current knowledge on floods, their occurrence, and their consequences for the environment and societies in the Australian context.

Floods can have either beneficial or detrimental effects on the landscape and human societies. This book fills this important gap in our study and offers a multidisciplinary approach in understanding the effects of global climate change. The editors provide complete coverage on dynamics, patterns and consequences of floods, studied from several perspectives. Although the geographic focus of the book is Australia, the synthesis that is detailed in this book will undoubtedly be useful for the understanding of floods in all other regions of the planet.

• Offers detailed trends of effects on global climatic change
• Provides an understanding of past and future floods in Australia
• Discusses disturbances on landscape
• Includes effects on aquatic birds, infectious diseases, and economy

About this title

Review:

A key source for understanding both the beneficial and detrimental effects of floods

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0123736307
• ISBN 13: 9780123736307
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208
• Editor: Poiani Aldo