Land & Water Australia. 2010. All NPSI Research Projects. [Online] (Updated May 26th, 2010)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/3754 [Accessed Wednesday 13th of March 2013 12:26:16 PM ].

All NPSI Research Projects

2008 NPSI/ IAL Travel Fellow - Matthew Shanahan

Matthew Shanahan is a young, enthusiastic and committed irrigation industry professional currently working with RM Consulting Group (RMCG) in the fields of recycled water and sustainable irrigation management.

A 'Ready Reckoner' to Determine Under What Circumstances an Evaporation Reduction System Would be Economical

The Goulburn Broken region faces significant challenges and opportunities. Issues such as free-trade agreements, climate change, water reform, and technological developments will have a significant influence on the future.

A framework to provide for the assessment of environmental water requirements of groundwater dependent ecosystems

This project carried over from the National Rivers Consortium Program and developed management tools to help incorporate groundwater dependant ecosystem (GDE) water requirements into water allocation planning by establishing a uniform and consistent approach to the assessment of environmental water requirements.

A landscape approach to determine the ecological value of scattered trees in South Australia

This project identified the ecological values of scattered trees at the landscape scale in South Australia, using geographic information systems (GIS). A practical tool was developed to aid rapid assessment of these values.

A national framework for landscape classification

A national landscape framework was developed to improve classification of landscape variation and enhance landscape planning and management.

A new ecological synthesis to improve the effectiveness of resource management and conservation research and its uptake

The overarching objective of this project is to increase the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation strategies for best practice natural resource management through the completion of a unique, innovative and powerful set of ecological syntheses based on five world-class, large-scale, landscape “natural experiments” established over the last 1 - 21 years.

A rapid genetic approach for assessing sediment biodiversity and functioning

The goal of this project is to develop a generic technique to concurrently assess the structural and functional status of ecosystems using genetic measures of the organisms within them. The proof of concept approach entails the development of a DNA microarray chip (ecosystem array) that encapsulates the genetic information for a broad range of biota (invertebrates, algae and microorganisms) and functional genes diagnostic for major estuarine biogeochemical processes.
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A remote sensing approach for mapping and classifying riparian gully erosion in Tropical Australia

Alluvial gully erosion has been one of the dominant contemporary sediment sources in many of the large rivers draining into the Gulf of Carpentaria, yet, fundamental questions persist concerning the phenomenon both in terms of causal mechanisms and extent. In this project a baseline assessment of alluvial gully erosion in four tropical savannah rivers was undertaken resulting in both the development of a gully erosion conceptual model and an assessment of the spatial extent of gully erosion.
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A spatial dynamic framework to integrate regional water use efficiency and energy consumption nexus

The modern agricultural practices have led to a dramatic increase in the input of fossil energy, raising concerns over sustainable use of energy resources. Much research into increasing water use efficiency (WUE) and conjunctive management of surface and groundwater focuses on the conversion of gravity-fed irrigation systems to pressurised systems and net recharge management. Irrigation is a primary consumer of energy on farms, and these management options may alter energy (more)…