Environmental history and ecology of Moreton Bay
Ecology Environmental policy Moreton Bay (Qld.)
CSIRO Publishing
2017
EISBN 9781486307227
Cover; Contents; A note from the author; Map of Moreton Bay; 1. Introduction; 2. The physical environment: geology, geomorphology and sedimentology; Introduction; Underlying geology; The Quaternary period: the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs; The Bay islands; Oceanography, hydrology and sedimentology; Conclusion; 3. The history of human use of the Moreton Bay region; Introduction; Indigenous use of the Moreton Bay region before European settlement; European exploration and convict settlement to 1900; The expanding colony: 1900s to the start of World War II; Moreton Bay: the war years.
8. Nutrients, sediments, pollutants and their impactsIntroduction; Acid sulphate soil impacts; Nutrients and sediments; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Perfluorinated compounds; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Faecal coliforms; Pesticides and herbicides; Metals; Antifoulants; Fireweed blooms and their impacts; Improving water quality and ecosystem health in Moreton Bay; Conclusion; 9. Where to now?; Introduction; Restoration of upper catchments; Oyster reef restoration; Stormwater improvements; Public access to Moreton Bay waters and foreshores.
Control human-dolphin interactions at North Stradbroke IslandA Minister for Moreton Bay?; Conclusion; Index.
From World War II to the presentConclusion; 4. Benthic habitats in Moreton Bay; Introduction; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Saltmarsh; Macroalgae; Reef habitats; Unvegetated soft sediment habitats; Artificial habitats; Oyster reefs; Potential climate change impacts on vegetated habitats and reefs; Conclusion; 5. Fish and invertebrate diversity in the Moreton Bay region; Introduction; Seagrass assemblages; Mangroves, mangrove creeks and riverine environments; Saltmarsh; Coral reefs; Unvegetated soft sediment habitats: intertidal; Unvegetated soft sediment habitats: subtidal; Surf zone assemblages.
Pelagic environmentFauna of artificial habitats; Venomous and poisonous fish and invertebrates in Moreton Bay; Conclusion; 6. Species of conservation significance in Moreton Bay: the charismatic inhabitants; Introduction; Dugong; Marine turtles; Dolphins and whales; Wader birds; Sharks; Other species of conservation significance; Conclusion; 7. The fisheries of Moreton Bay and the fisheries biology and ecology of key species; Introduction; Indigenous fisheries; Commercial fisheries; Recreational fishing; Biology and ecology of key fished species; Conclusion.
An interdisciplinary examination of the geologic, marine and human history of Moreton Bay.
8. Nutrients, sediments, pollutants and their impactsIntroduction; Acid sulphate soil impacts; Nutrients and sediments; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Perfluorinated compounds; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Faecal coliforms; Pesticides and herbicides; Metals; Antifoulants; Fireweed blooms and their impacts; Improving water quality and ecosystem health in Moreton Bay; Conclusion; 9. Where to now?; Introduction; Restoration of upper catchments; Oyster reef restoration; Stormwater improvements; Public access to Moreton Bay waters and foreshores.
Control human-dolphin interactions at North Stradbroke IslandA Minister for Moreton Bay?; Conclusion; Index.
From World War II to the presentConclusion; 4. Benthic habitats in Moreton Bay; Introduction; Mangroves; Seagrasses; Saltmarsh; Macroalgae; Reef habitats; Unvegetated soft sediment habitats; Artificial habitats; Oyster reefs; Potential climate change impacts on vegetated habitats and reefs; Conclusion; 5. Fish and invertebrate diversity in the Moreton Bay region; Introduction; Seagrass assemblages; Mangroves, mangrove creeks and riverine environments; Saltmarsh; Coral reefs; Unvegetated soft sediment habitats: intertidal; Unvegetated soft sediment habitats: subtidal; Surf zone assemblages.
Pelagic environmentFauna of artificial habitats; Venomous and poisonous fish and invertebrates in Moreton Bay; Conclusion; 6. Species of conservation significance in Moreton Bay: the charismatic inhabitants; Introduction; Dugong; Marine turtles; Dolphins and whales; Wader birds; Sharks; Other species of conservation significance; Conclusion; 7. The fisheries of Moreton Bay and the fisheries biology and ecology of key species; Introduction; Indigenous fisheries; Commercial fisheries; Recreational fishing; Biology and ecology of key fished species; Conclusion.
An interdisciplinary examination of the geologic, marine and human history of Moreton Bay.
