Historical indigenous use of aquatic resources in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin, and its implications for river management

Ecological Management and Restoration

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 106-113

  Humphries, Paul ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal people; Aquatic plants; Australia; Fish; Food; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC PLANT; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HISTORICAL RECORD; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESOURCE USE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BARWON RIVER; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ASTACOIDEA; AVES; VARIOLA VIRUS;

EID: 34447536336     PISSN: 14427001     EISSN: 14428903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2007.00347.x     Document Type: Review

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