The Fly River, Papua New Guinea

Environmental Studies in an Impacted Tropical River System Volume 9
Herausgeber: Bolton, Barrie R

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Produktbeschreibung

"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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science
• Seitenzahl: 656
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 165mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1320g
• ISBN-13: 9780444529640
• ISBN-10: 0444529640
• Artikelnr.: 25427505

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Part 1. The Physical Environment. 1. Geomorphology, Hydrology and
Climate of the Fly River System. 2. Texture, Geochemistry, and Mineralogy
of Sediments of the Fly River System. 3. The Rapid Spread of Mine-Derived
Sediment across the Middle Fly River Floodplain. 4. Processes, Sediments,
and Stratigraphy of the Fly River Delta. 5. Variable Styles of Sediment
Accumulation Impacting Strata Formation on a Clinoform: Gulf of Papua,
Papua New Guinea. 6. A Mass Balance for Sediment and Copper in the Rivers,
Estuaries, Shelf and Slope of the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. Part 2.
Predicting the Impact of Mining on the Physical Environment. 7. Modeling
the Impact of Tailings and Waste Rock Disposal on the Fly River System. 8.
Floodplain Inundation Modeling and Forecasting for the Middle Fly. Part 3.
Copper Biogeochemistry, Bioavailability, and Toxicity. 9. Biogeochemistry
of Copper in the Fly River. 10. Speciation, Bioavailability and Toxicity of
Copper in the Fly River System. Part 4. Fish Biology, Assemblages and
Habitat. 11. The Biology of Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) in the Fly River
System. 12. Use of Changes in Fish Assemblages in the Fly River System,
Papua New Guinea, to Assess Effects of the Ok Tedi Copper Mine. 13. Effects
of Mine-derived River Bed Aggradation on Fish Habitat of the Fly River
System, Papua New Guinea. Part 5. Fauna, Vegetation, and Food Webs. 14.
Insects of the Fly River System. 15. Vegetation of the Ok Tedi-Fly River
System. 16. Fauna and Food Webs of the Fly River Basin. 17. Development of
Aquatic Food Web Models for the Fly River, Papua New Guinea, and their
Application in Assessing Impacts of the Ok Tedi Mine. Subject Index