The MurrayNorman Mackay, David Eastburn Reprint of a study of the Murray River system, commissioned by the Murray Darling Basin Commission and first published in 1990. It covers topics such as groundwater and salinity, the associated fauna and flora, the surrounding environment, and the human impact. Illustrated with maps, diagrams and colour photographs. Includes a glossary and an index. |
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Albury algae aquatic aquifer areas Barmah barrages billabongs breeding catchment changes channel Coorong Creek Darling River deposited diversity downstream drainage drought Echuca effects environment Euston fauna Figure flooding floodplain flow freshwater Goulburn habitat Hume Dam hydrological impact increase inflows invertebrate irrigation junction Lagoon Lake Alexandrina Lake Hume Lake Victoria land Loddon macroinvertebrate major Mallee Mannum MDBC metres mg/L Mildura Mitta Mitta River monitoring Morgan Murray Basin Murray Bridge Murray crayfish Murray Mouth Murray Valley Murray-Darling Basin Commission Murrumbidgee River mussels native fish numbers nutrients occur perch period phytoplankton plankton plants rainfall recharge red gum forests reduced regime region Renmark River Murray river regulation river system Riverine Plain rotifers salt sand seasonal sediments Shepparton South Australia South Wales spawning species storage streams surface Swan Hill temperature Torrumbarry trees tributaries turbidity upstream vegetation water levels water quality water tables waterbirds waterplants Weir wetlands Yarrawonga zone zooplankton