Environmental Water Allocation required to sustain macroinvertebrate species in ephemeral streams
Land & Water Australia. 2009. Environmental Water Allocation required to sustain macroinvertebrate species in ephemeral streams. [Online] (Updated July 22nd, 2009)
Available at: http://lwa.gov.au/node/3559 [Accessed Tuesday 26th of April 2011 02:31:12 AM ].
Product Information
Project Objectives:
- To determine the key drought refuges used by macroinvertebrate species in intermittently-flowing streams and determine the level of threat to each refuge posed by prolonged drying and unpredictable flow regimes
- To determine the role played by different types of drought refuge in restocking macroinvertebrate populations in rivers and therefore the consequences for river communities of loss of each type of drought refuge.
- To determine the consequences of river habitat fragmentation caused by increased drying for the sustainability of macroinvertebrate populations by quantifying the effects on dispersal and the genetic structure of key aquatic species.
- Identify biodiversity hotspots among ephemeral stream communities and determine conservation priorities
Product Data
Author(s):Adam Miller, Belinda Robson, Chris Austin, Edwin Chester, Steven Wickson
PublishedJuly 2009
Product Type:
Final Report
Product Format:
Report
Publisher:
Land and Water Australia
Custom Identifier:
DUV8 Project
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id: 3559 / created: 15 July, 2009 / last updated: 22 July, 2009