The Fly River, Papua New Guinea environmental studies in an impacted tropical river system / edited by Barrie Bolton.
| Other author | Bolton, Barrie R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, |
| Description | xix, 620 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Earth and Planetary Sciences 2007 |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Earth and Planetary Sciences 2008 [EBCEPS08] |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Earth and Planetary Sciences 2009 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Developments in earth & environmental sciences, 1571-9197 ; 9 Developments in earth & environmental sciences ; 9. ^A760445 |
| Contents | Geomorphology, hydrology, and climate of the Fly River system / Geoff Pickup and Andrew R. Marshall -- Texture, geochemistry, and mineralogy of sediments of the Fly River system / Barrie R. Bolton, Jesse L. Pile and Henry Kundapen -- The rapid spread of mine-derived sediment across the middle Fly River floodplain / Geoff Day ... [et al.] -- Processes, sediments, and stratigraphy of the Fly River Delta / John P. Walsh and Peter V. Ridd -- Variable styles of sediment accumulation impacting strata formation on a clinoform : Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea / John S. Crockett ... [et al.] -- A mass balance for sediment and copper in the rivers, estuaries, shelf and slope of the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea / Gregg S. Brunskill, Irena Zagorskis and John Pfitzner -- Modeling the impact of tailings and waste rock disposal on the Fly River system / Geoff Pickup and Yantao Cui -- Floodplain inundation modeling and forecasting for the middle Fly / Geoff Pickup -- Biogeochemistry of copper in the Fly River / Simon C. Apte -- Speciation, bioavailabilty and toxicity of copper in the Fly River system / Jenny L. Stauber, Simon C. Apte and Nicola J. Rogers -- The biology of barramundi (Lates calcarifer) in the Fly River system / Stephen J.M. Blaber, David A. Milton and John P. Salini -- Use of changes in fish assemblages in the Fly River system, Papua New Guinea, to assess effects of the Ok Tedi Copper Mine / Andrew W. Storey ... [et al.] -- Effects of mine-derived river bed aggradation on fish habitat of the Fly River, Papua New Guinea / Andrew W. Storey, Andrew R. Marshall and Markson Yarrao -- Insects of the Fly River system / Max S. Moulds -- Vegetation of the Ok Tedi-Fly River system / Monica T. Rau and Douglas P. Reagan -- Fauna and food webs of the Fly River Basin / Douglas P. Reagan and Monica Rau -- Development of aquatic food web models for the Fly River, Papua New Guinea, and their application in assessing impacts of the Ok Tedi Mine / Andrew W. Storey and Markson Yarrao. |
| Review | "The Fly River, Papua New Guinea offers a rare insight into the physical and biological changes caused by mining in an otherwise pristine environment. With a catchment area still largely covered by tropical rainforest and relatively few human inhabitants, the Fly River and its tributaries, the Ok Tedi and Strickland rivers, present an opportunity to document and understand the dynamics of a large tropical river system." "Since mining of copper and gold began in 1984 near the headwaters of the Ok Tedi, there has been intense monitoring of the environment and the impact that mining has had. This book assembles and synthesizes two decades' worth of research from leading experts with firsthand experience."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012360661 |
| ISBN | 0444529640 |
| ISBN | 9780444529640 |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |