Natural History of the Coorong, Lower Lakes, and Murray Mouth region (Yarluwar-Ruwe)

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Royal Society of South Australia

edited by Luke Mosley, Qifeng Ye, Scoresby Shepherd, Steve Hemming, Rob Fitzpatrick

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FREE | 2019 | Ebook (PDF) |Ìý978-1-925261-81-3 | 540pp

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    1.1 Ngarrindjeri Nation Yarluwar-Ruwe Plan: Caring for Ngarrindjeri Country and Culture
    Kungun Ngarrindjeri Yunnan (Listen to Ngarrindjeri People Talking)Ìý

    Ngarrindjeri Nation
    With Introduction and Conclusion by Steve HemmingÌý

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    1.2 European Settlement Across the End of the River Murray
    Valerie Sitters
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    2.1 Geological Evolution of the River Murray Estuary Region
    Robert P. Bourman, Colin V. Murray-Wallace, Deidre D. Ryan and Antonio P. Belperio
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    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
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    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
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    2.4 Palaeolimnology of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Lagoon
    Deborah Haynes, John Tibby, Jennie Fluin and Rachael Skinner
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    2.5 Fossil Molluscs, Foraminifera, Ostracods and Oogonia Record a Coorong History
    John Cann and Chantelle Lower
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    2.6 The Role of Climate in Shaping the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth
    Deirdre D. Ryan
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    2.7 Hydrology and Hydrodynamics of the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth
    Matt Gibbs, Klaus Joehnk, Ian Webster and Theresa Heneker
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    2.8 Hydrogeology of the Lower Lakes and Coorong Region
    Steve Barnett
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    2.9 Soils in the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Region
    Rob W. Fitzpatrick, P. Shand and Luke M. Mosley
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    2.10 Water Quality of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth
    Kane Aldridge, Luke M. Mosley and R. Oliver
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    3.1 Plankton Communities of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth
    Sophie C. Leterme, Rod Oliver, Russ Shiel, Deevesh Hemraj, Michael C. Geddes, Deborah Furst, Kane Aldridge, Thomas Barnes and Scotte Wedderburn
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    3.2 Aquatic and Littoral Vegetation
    Jason M. Nicol, Susan L. Gehrig, George G. Ganf and David C. Paton
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    3.3 Terrestrial Vegetation of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Region
    Sacha Jellinek, Tim Croft and Thai Te
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    3.4 Estuarine and Lagoon Macro-invertebrates — Patterns and Processes
    Sabine Dittmann, Alec Rolston and Ryan Baring
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    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
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    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
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    3.7 Waterbirds of the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth
    David C. Paton, Fiona L. Paton and Colin P. Bailey
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    3.8 Frogs of the Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth
    Kate Mason and Rebecca Turner
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    3.9 Food Webs of the Coorong
    George Giatas, Sebastien Lamontagne, Chris Bice, Qifeng Ye and David C. Paton
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    4.1 Water Planning and Environmental Water Management
    Adrienne Rumbelow
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    4.2 The History of Fisheries in the Lower Lakes and Coorong
    Greg J. Ferguson, Jason Earl and Qifeng Ye
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    4.3 Management in a Crisis: Responses to the Millennium Drought
    Kerri L. Muller, R.L. Seaman, J. Eaton and Luke M. Mosley
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    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
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    4.5 Towards Ngarrindjeri Co-management of yarluwar-ruwe (Sea Country — Lands, Waters and All Living Things)
    Steve Hemming and Daryle Rigney
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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.