The social, cultural and economic significance of tropical aquatic ecosystems: a diversity of values

摘要: [Extract] Australia's tropical aquatic ecosystems and the rich biodiversity they support are of social, cultural economic value to residents, visitors international community (Stoeckl et al 2006a). These natural areas of intrinsic and, because in generally good health, also provide many important ecological services upon which a range human activities depend (Greiner 2009). The predominant regional industries-pastoral grazing, mining, Indigenous enterprises, fishing tourism-all use rely on region's water resources processes different ways. industries, along with people's livelihoods lifestyle practices-such as camping, swimming and fishing-are thus linked by land water: all need consider biodiversity, regard access, quality, changes.