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Murrumbidgee Wetland Seedbank Research Project

Preliminary report

The majority of wetlands along the Murrumbidgee are owned privately, yet little is known about these wetlands and there is evidence they are in poor ecological condition (Spencer et. al. 1998). This project was aimed at discovering the nature of the plant communities within wetlands on private land on the Murrumbidgee River. At the commencement of the project the region was in the midst of a drought, meaning vegetation surveys would not have been fruitful. A soil seedbank study was conducted instead. (more)...

Survey of soil seed bank of Murrumbidgee floodplain wetlands

Wetland resiliency depends on maintaining good wetland health. A healthy and diverse wetland seed bank is vital for maintaining wetland resiliency. Resiliency is promoted through good wetland management, such as controlling stock access to wetlands. However landholders are often reluctant to fence wetlands to control stock, because they perceive the fenced area as a source of weeds that will become uncontrollable and invade other parts of their property. To establish if weeds in (more)...