Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1. Unfolding forest -- 1. Floodplain and river -- 2. Names and relationships -- 3. Life history -- 4. River red gum as an ecosystem engineer -- Part 2. Forces of change -- 5. Fire -- 6. Grazing -- 7. Timber harvesting -- 8. Flood, drought and river regulation -- Part 3. From exploitation to conservation and multiple values -- 9. River red gum consciousness -- 10. Conservation and multiple values -- 11. Future of the river red gum
Summary
The river red gum has the most widespread natural distribution of Eucalyptus in Australia, forming extensive forests and woodlands in south-eastern Australia and providing the structural and functional elements of important floodplain and wetland ecosystems. Along ephemeral creeks in the arid Centre it exists as narrow corridors, providing vital refugia for biodiversity. The tree has played a central role in the tension between economy, society and environment and has been the subject of enquiries over its conservation, use and management. Despite this, we know remarkably little about the ecol
