sustainable development and wildlife resources dr melissa bruton
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Sustainable development and wildlife resources
Dr Melissa Bruton
Profile – Melissa Bruton
• Research
– Ecology & physiology
– Land management
– Reptiles
• Womas
What is your background?
• Geography?
• Biology?
• Planning/development?
• Wildlife?
The application of geography is inter-disciplinary
What is geography?
• The study of features and processes in space and time
What is geography?
• The study of features and processes in space and time
– Physical geography• Rocks, water, air, soil, flora & fauna
What is geography?
• The study of features and processes in space and time
– Physical geography• Rocks, water, air, soil, flora & fauna
– Human geography• Culture, society, demography, development & transportation
What is geography?
• The study of features and processes in space and time
– Physical geography• Rocks, water, air, soil, flora & fauna
– Human geography• Culture, society, demography, development & transportation
– Integrated geography• Bridges human & physical geography e.g. environmental
management & sustainability
What is geography?
• The study of features and processes in space and time
– Physical geography• Rocks, water, air, soil, flora & fauna
– Human geography• Culture, society, demography, development & transportation
– Integrated geography• Bridges human & physical geography e.g. environmental
management & sustainability
What is development?
Before development?
Development often interrupts nutrient cycles and ecosystem function
Nutrient cycles
Plants
Animals
Microbes
Soil/sediment
Nutrient cycles
Plants
Animals
Microbes
Soil/sediment
Humans and other animals require key resources to survive – food, water and
shelter
Group activity - humans
• Food
• Water
• Shelter
Group activity - wildlife
• Food
• Water
• Shelter
Group activity - wildlife
• Food
• Water
• Shelter
• Brisbane city centre
Group activity - wildlife
• Food
• Water
• Shelter
• Brisbane city centre • Southbank
Summary
• Geography and ecology are interwoven
Summary
• Geography and ecology are interwoven
• Removing animal resources = animals lost = loss of nutrient cycling
Summary
• Geography and ecology are interwoven
• Removing animal resources = animals lost = loss of nutrient cycling
• Replacing/protecting animal resources = sustainable development
Summary
• Geography and ecology are interwoven
• Removing animal resources = animals lost = loss of nutrient cycling
• Replacing/protecting animal resources = sustainable development
• Sustainable development requires ecological information
Summary
• Geography and ecology are interwoven
• Removing animal resources = animals lost = loss of nutrient cycling
• Replacing/protecting animal resources = sustainable development
• Sustainable development requires ecological information
• Sustainable development means humans and wildlife co-exist