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Distressed trees along a Lower Murray riverbank

Clues for saving thirsty Murray trees

Research has provided hope for Lower Murray Valley woodlands which are suffering the effects of poor water flows. Indicators for how to manage environmental flows for maximum benefit to the Lower Murray Valley floodplains have resulted from a Land & Water Australia postgraduate scholarship, which enabled Dr Anne Jensen at the University of Adelaide to investigate the relationship between water availability and the survival of young river red gums, black box (more)...

Land & Water Australia congratulates Prof Richard Kingsford

Land & Water Australia congratulates Prof Richard Kingsford on winning the Australian Government Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Science.

Managing flows for ephemeral streams

Ephemeral streams are watercourses that do not have surface water flow for the entire year. they are also called: seasonal streams, intermittent streams, episodic streams or temporary streams. This fact sheet provides a brief summary of the importance of ephemeral streams and the need to ensure ephemeral streams receive careful management, even during times of drought. While there is a common perception that biota within ephemeral streams are drought hardy, a large number or (more)...