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Groundwater dependant ecosystems

Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems

Some terrestrial ecosystems are dependent at certain times of year on groundwater. These ecosystems are at risk as a result of systemic changes in the groundwater table. However little is known about the linkages between surface and groundwater use and the effects on these ecosystems. A small number of key projects will be undertaken under this theme to help quantify these linkages.

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Implementation

A Framework for Assessing Environmental Water Requirements for Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems

This report presents the National Framework for the assessment of EWRs of GDEs. It has been designed to assist water resource, catchment and ecosystem managers, or their advisors, in considering the needs of GDEs in water allocation planning policy.

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.

Impacts of groundwater affecting activities on baseflow variability and ecological response

This project has been completed by Stuart Richardson and Jodie Pritchard of Resource & Environmental Management Pty Ltd; Marcus Cooling of Ecological Associates; Ray Evans from Salient Solutions; and Barry Croke and Geoffrey Adams from ICAM Australian National University.