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River Landscapes Projects

Integrated Impacts of Contaminants and Flow on Riverine Ecosystem Production

This project  identified key sources and sinks of nutrients, sediment and salts; their interactions with in-stream primary production and flow regime to effect ecosystem production in the Murrumbidgee river.

Knowledge Seeking Strategies of Natural Resource Professionals

The degradation of natural resources in Australia has been causing widespread community and political concern. Australia has a well regarded and sophisticated research base in natural resources and yet there is an ongoing challenge to get this knowledge used by the resource managers who could benefit from it (Vanclay & Lawrence, 1995). The CRC for Freshwater Ecology and the Rivers Consortium jointly conducted this workshop at (more)...

Methods for Assessing the Health of Lake Eyre Basin Rivers

The purpose of the Lake Eyre Basin Rivers Assessment Methodology Development project was to develop a scientifically based methodology for assessing the condition of river ecosystems and catchments in the Lake Eyre Basin. Community and government have articulated the values of, and threats to, the Basin watercourses; these have been used as a guide for the scope of this assessment methodology.

Modelling Microbial Utilisation of Macrophyte Organic Matter Inputs to Rivers under Different Flow Conditions

This thesis by Patricia Bowen, University of Canberra investigates the timing and composition of organic matter (OM) inputs to rivers. These are important as carbon plays a major role in river functioning.

National Riparian Lands Research & Development - Phase Two

A review of the Riparian Lands R&D Program Phase Two was conducted in 2004 and found that the standard of the science was very high and was highly relevant to the management of riparian zones. The program had maintained a strong publication record and had a high level of ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences. The review reported that the Riparian Lands Program had a high profile and had a substantial potential to influence river management, planning, investigation and policy. The program (more)...

National Riparian Lands Research Development - Phase One

Phase 1 of the Program ran for nearly 7 years in total. It had 3 sub-programs, two based on scientific experimentation and one on practical application through a series of demonstration projects. Phase 1 had funding of $4.6m from Land & Water Australia, $0.7m from third parties (mainly State agencies) and $2.3m from research organisations. It was guided by an advisory committee with representation from Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies. This group played an (more)...

Predicting salinity induced loss of biodiversity

The objectives for this project were to develop and test a management tool to predict the loss of instream fauna biodiversity (micro-, macro- invertebrates and fish) due to changes in salinity. Extensive experimental data were collected from the southern Murray Darling Basin (MDB) with proof-testing in the northern MDB and Tropical Australia to see whether the results transfered across Australia. The effect of salinity in combination with changes in (more)...

Protection of Rivers, River Reaches, and Estuaries of High Conservation Value

The objectives of this project whose principle investigator was Professor Richard Kingsford were to develop broad, Australia-wide support for: A coordinated and national approach to protecting and managing rivers, river reaches and estuaries. A sharing of management and protection strategies and concepts so all States and Territories can learn from each other as they implement various protection measures and invest in protective management actions. (more)...

Review of Principles and Tools for the Protection of Rivers

The aim of this review is to identify the principles associated with the protection of riverine ecological values, as well as the methods used for the assessment of these values and some of the key instruments that could be used to protect them (i.e. protection tools). Such an approach complements existing tools associated with river restoration. This report is aimed at anyone who is interested in the protection of rivers. This includes planners and policy makers, river managers, community groups and (more)...

Risk-based Approaches for Managing Contaminants in Catchments

The project, undertaken through a research collaboration between Monash University, the University of Melbourne and CSIRO, and in partnership with regional natural resource management agencies, aimed to: