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Qualitative modelling of gold mine impacts on Lihir Island's socioeconomic system and reef-edge fish community

Date

Authors

Dambacher, Jeffrey M.

Brewer, David T.

Dennis, Darren M.

Macintyre, Martha

Foale, Simon

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Abstract

Inhabitants of Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea, have traditionally relied on reef fishing and rotational farming of slash-burn forest plots for a subsistence diet. However, a new gold mine has introduced a cash economy to the island's socioeconomic system

Keywords

Keywords: Computer simulation; Condition monitoring; Gold mines; Mathematical models; Reefs; Sedimentation; Fish community; Gold mine impacts; Qualitative modeling; Socioeconomic system; Environmental engineering; Computer simulation; Condition monitoring; Environm

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/53637

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Environmental Science and Technology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1021/es0610333

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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