Regional profile of the Lake Eyre Basin catchments

Regional profile of the Lake Eyre Basin catchments Report

DKCRC Research Report - People, communities and economies of the Lake Eyre Basin

  • Author(s): Herr, A, Smith, T, Brake, L
  • Secondary Author(s): Measham, TG, Brake, L
  • Published: 2009
  • Publisher: Desert Knowledge CRC
  • Volume: 45

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Abstract: The Lake Eyre Basin is a huge and truly unique system. Its rivers are the most variable in the world by a large degree, and they are among the last major unregulated dryland rivers on the planet. The Basin itself ranks among the largest internally draining river basins in the world, and supports a unique flora and fauna adapted to extreme patterns of boom and bust tied to cycles of flood and drought. The ephemeral wetlands of the Basin support enormous feeding and breeding opportunities for waterfowl and shorebirds, which are becoming even more important as the wetlands of the Murray Darling Basin disappear.

Notes: Chapter 2 of Measham TG & Brake L (Eds.). People, communities and economies of the Lake Eyre Basin, DKCRC Research Report 45

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Herr, A, Smith, T, Brake, L, 2009, Regional profile of the Lake Eyre Basin catchments, Volume:45, Report, viewed 18 June 2025, https://www.nintione.com.au/?p=4721.

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