Developing the desert: potential effects on wildlife

Dickman, C; Greenville, A; Wardle, G

Developing the desert: potential effects on wildlife

Dickman, C Greenville, A

Wardle, G

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Publisher:: CSIRO Publishing
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Lake Eyre Basin rivers: environmental, social and economic importance, 2018, pp. 63-74
Issue Date:: 2018

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dc.contributor.author	Dickman, C
dc.contributor.author	Greenville, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0113-4778
dc.contributor.author	Wardle, G
dc.contributor.editor	Kingsford, RT
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-05T03:35:24Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-05T03:35:24Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.citation	Lake Eyre Basin rivers: environmental, social and economic importance, 2018, pp. 63-74
dc.identifier.isbn	9781486300785
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/164124
dc.description.abstract	We consider the potential effects of broad-scale irrigation and mining activity on ecological function in the desert channels environment (Fig. 6.1). We focus particularly on how native mammals and other vertebrates might respond to such developments, as their role as consumers also depends on plants in the food chain. We begin with a description of the boom and bust nature of the desert channels environment as this drives the ebbs and flows of many of our native mammals. We then draw upon a long-term dataset on small native mammals to show how species respond to large rainfall events and to the intervening dry periods, before finally considering how these species might respond to irrigation and mining. Because the magnitude of future development activities is not known, we consider different scenarios
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dc.language	en
dc.publisher	CSIRO Publishing
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dc.title	Developing the desert: potential effects on wildlife
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
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dc.date.updated	2022-12-05T03:35:23Z
pubs.place-of-publication	Melbourne
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dc.location	Melbourne

Abstract:

We consider the potential effects of broad-scale irrigation and mining activity on ecological function in the desert channels environment (Fig. 6.1). We focus particularly on how native mammals and other vertebrates might respond to such developments, as their role as consumers also depends on plants in the food chain. We begin with a description of the boom and bust nature of the desert channels environment as this drives the ebbs and flows of many of our native mammals. We then draw upon a long-term dataset on small native mammals to show how species respond to large rainfall events and to the intervening dry periods, before finally considering how these species might respond to irrigation and mining. Because the magnitude of future development activities is not known, we consider different scenarios

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