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South Australia’s Large Inverse Estuaries: On the Road to Ruin

Author : Jochen Kämpf

Published in: Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and beyond

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the past, present and likely future of South Australian gulfs – Spencer Gulf and Gulf St. Vincent. It describes the distinct physical factors shaping these inverse estuaries, their unique ecology, past environmental degradation and future threats. Rather than direct climate-change impacts, the reader will learn that traditional industrialization poses the biggest threat to the gulfs’ ecosystem health, despite recent enhanced efforts of protection and conservation of natural habitat.

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Metadata
Title
South Australia’s Large Inverse Estuaries: On the Road to Ruin
Author
Jochen Kämpf
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and beyond

Print ISBN: 978-94-007-7018-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-007-7019-5

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7019-5_9