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An assessment of social and economic values of Australia’s tropical rivers: A scoping report to Land & Water Australia’s Tropical Rivers Program

This project involved a preliminary’ assessment of the social and economic values associated with Australia’s tropical rivers undertaken for subsequent Land & Water Australia investment in its Tropical Rivers Program.

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A remote sensing approach for mapping and classifying riparian gully erosion in Tropical Australia

Recent aerial and ground reconnaissance through the Gulf of Carpentaria has identified riparian gully erosion as one of the dominant contemporary sediment sources to many of the large rivers draining into the Gulf of Carpentaria. Similar processes have also been identified in the Savannah regions of the NT and WA, particularly the Victoria and Ord Rivers. It has also been suggested that broad scale gully erosion of this type and associated local (more)...

  • Publication
  • Final Report
  • 2009
  • Product code PN30252
  • National Program for Sustainable Irrigation
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Assessing the potential for algal blooms in clear water phase tropical rivers

Algal blooms commonly occur in rivers across southern Australia and worldwide. Blooms and their associated biota cause taste and odour problems that are a constant source of complaints to water authorities.

  • Publication
  • Final Report
  • 2006
  • Product code PN30245
  • National Program for Sustainable Irrigation
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Indigenous Participation in Water Resource Managment:

The Anmatyerr Kwatj Project

The project has 4 research themes: Recording cultural values of water and processes to communicate these in approved and effective ways. Skills development of coresearchers for future work in Water Resource Management, including the ability to maintain NRM related activities and research that supports long-term livelihoods. Mapping the governance structures for Water Resource Management and developing institutional arrangements (more)...

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  • Report
  • 2009
  • Product code PN30241
  • National Program for Sustainable Irrigation
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Influence of the Camballin Barrage on fish communities in the Fitzroy River, Western Australia

The Barrage on the Fitzroy River presents a considerable barrier to fish migrations in this ecologically, culturally and socially important system. Disruptions in the migrations of at least a number of important species are occurring.

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  • Final Report
  • Product code PN30240
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Development of a riparian condition assessment protocol for Northern Gulf Rivers using remote sensing and ground survey

The focus of the analysis shifted towards establishing a baseline from which future changes can be measured, and towards developing a remote sensing based approach for measuring structural riparian vegetation changes through time

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  • Final Report
  • Product code PN30239
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Ecosystem processes in tropical rivers

conceptual models and future R&D

As part of the developmental phase of the new LWA Tropical Rivers Program this project was instigated to undertake a reconnaissance of all rivers draining into the Gulf of Carpentaria (GoC) (i.e. the Carpentaria Drainage Division), as well as collecting baseline data and undertaking regional stakeholder consultation.

Recognising and protecting Indigenous values in water resource management

a report from a workshop held at CSIRO in Darwin, NT, 5-6 April 2006

A two-day workshop on Indigenous cultural values and water resource management was held at CSIRO in Darwin, NT in April 2006, with the aim of exploring what Indigenous managers of water resources in northern Australia could learn from other regions where water has been developed.

  • Publication
  • Report
  • 2009
  • Product code PN30236
  • National Program for Sustainable Irrigation
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Freshwater flow requirements of estuarine – dependent Fisheries – data review and research needs

Conceptual models of the likely impacts of freshwater flows have been developed for seven species or species complexes that are regularly caught in the commercial and recreational fisheries of the Gulf of Carpentaria and reviewed by researchers with experience in the Gulf of Carpentaria. These conceptual models have been used to develop a range of research that could potentially elucidate the linkages between the importance of freshwater flows and fisheries production.

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Flow impacts on estuarine finfish fisheries of the Gulf of Carpentaria

Ian Halliday of the Southern Fisheries Centre identified that this project will provide greater knowledge of the role of freshwater flow in estuarine-dependent fisheries production across northern Australia. This knowledge will allow for informed sustainable development of tropical water resources, with minimal impacts on fisheries resources. View this project on the Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge website. (more)...
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