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Gulf of Carpentaria field validation

As part of the developmental phase of the Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK) Program this project was instigated to undertake a reconnaissance of all rivers draining into the Gulf of Carpentaria, as well as collecting baseline data and undertaking regional stakeholder consultation.

Gulf of Carpentaria field validation

The objectives of the project included developing conceptual models of tropical river ecosystems that identified important biophysical processes and linkages between floodplains, rivers and coastal ecosystems. The key results include the adaptation of aerial reconnaissance technology that allows for the video-imaging of rivers for further analysis. This technique could subsequently be applied to the Timor Sea Drainage Division; and the cost-effective collection of data that is useful in river (more)...

Modernising Irrigation Forum, Field Trips, March 2009

Future Flow Field Trip with Peter Walsh from Land and Water Australia on (more)...

Indicator for Site-Based Erosion Assessment Using a Mixture of Field Data and Modelling

National Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

 This document reports on the Wind Erosion Assessment Model (WEAM) for field-based wind erosion risk assessment. The objective was to assess if WEAM could be used by regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) bodies to assess erosion levels of different land management practices on different (more)...

Irrigation Update 10

Modernisation of Irrigation Water Delivery Systems

This issue discusses the opportunities and challenges of upgrading irrigation water delivery infrastructure across Australia.

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Field Studies

A Framework for Assessing Environmental Water Requirements for Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems

There are presently a limited number of tools available for quantifying the level of groundwater dependence within ecosystems or identifying EWRs (see Report 1). With particular regards to defining ERFs (that describe the relationship between ecophysiology…

Importation, rearing and field release of the Cape broom psyllid, Arytinnis hakani

This project, led by the South Australian Research & Development Institute (SARDI), in collaboration with CSIRO Entomology and other partner organisations, sought to complete host-testing on lupin species at the CSIRO laboratories in Montpellier, France….

Optimising management of core mesquite infestations in Australia

We conducted a three-year field study to test whether the invasiveness of mesquite, and its response to biological control, differs with taxa and climate (between region and years). Permanent study sites were set up and monitored in the core infestations

Importation, rearing and field release of the Cape Broom Psyllid

This work identified the Cape broom psyllid as a potential biological control agent and studied its biology to develop testing protocols. The psyllid is abundant on Cape broom in the western Mediterranean, has several generations per year and can cause high levels of reduction in leaf area and reduced flowering (Sheppard 2000). Host-specificity testing was completed via Weeds CRC1 funding for a list approved by Biosecurity Australia in 2002. However, a South (more)...

Irrigation Insights 5 - Water Use Efficiency: an information package

This publication forms part of the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation Irrigation Insights series. It explores some of the many facets of the term water use efficiency, and attempts to provide a simple, clear and concise guide to the topic. It also collates and summarises some of the current scientific and field knowledge, though with a rather ‘Australia-centric’ flavour. The publication was written to a brief that required the production of a compendium of current (more)...