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Series 2 Webisode 5 – Why modelling matters

by FLOW-MER • March 30, 2021
Flow-MER Fridays: Series 2 Webinar 5: Why modelling matters Presenters: Dr Danial Stratford (CSIRO), Dr Ashley MacQueen (Deakin University) and Bruce Campbell (CEWO) The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office (CEWO) manages a portfolio of environmental water distributed across approximately 20,000 km of streams and rivers, as well as floodplains and wetlands, and benefiting over 200 native [...]

Series 2 Webisode 4 – Assessing soil and plants from the sky: A new era in waterway monitoring using drones

by FLOW-MER • March 30, 2021
Flow-MER Fridays: Series 2 Webinar 4: Assessing soil and plants from the sky – a new era in waterway monitoring using drones Presenter: Dr Geoff Vietz (Streamology), Neil Sutton (Streamology), Daniel Lovell (GBCMA) & David Straccione (CEWO) Monitoring of waterway ecology and geomorphology have for a long time involved arduous days in the field with [...]

Series 2 Webisode 3 – Characterising environmental flows using hydrology

by FLOW-MER • March 15, 2021
Flow-MER Fridays: Series 2 Webinar 3: Characterising environmental flows using hydrology This talk provides an overview of the functional flows approach for the establishment of environmental flow requirements aimed at protecting multiple ecological endpoints and evaluating catchment conditions. It further discusses the integration of this approach in the Basin-wide modelling being undertaken in the Flow-MER [...]

Series 2 Webisode 2 – What can reptiles and frogs tell us about environmental flow delivery

by FLOW-MER • March 9, 2021
Flow-MER Fridays: Series 2 Webinar 2: What can reptiles and frogs tell us about environmental flow delivery The Murray-Darling Basin supports over 300 frogs and reptiles, many of which are restricted to floodplain environments. Monitoring the ecological responses of frogs to environmental flows is a key objective of the Flow-MER Program’s Murrumbidgee Selected Area. The [...]
Boera Dam

A Guide: Monitoring River Systems During a Global Pandemic

by FLOW-MER • March 8, 2021
A Guide: Monitoring River Systems During a Global Pandemic Image: Boera Dam on Toorale National Park / the Warrego-Darling Selected Area, June 2020. Photo Credit - Shjarn Winkle The year that was 2020 put a lot of things out of whack for the majority of us. While the fish, frogs and birds of the Warrego-Darling [...]

Restarting dry rivers: Risks to water quality

by FLOW-MER • March 8, 2021
Restarting dry rivers: Risks to water quality Image: Turtles like this fella feeding in the flowing water below Presbury weir on the Barwon River need well oxygenated water to survive. How best do we use water for the environment to restart disconnected rivers? Long dry spells means river channels dry out and can accumulate layers [...]
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When wetlands boom

by Sarah Mika • March 8, 2021
When wetlands boom Written by Dr Sarah Mika Image: Sarah Mika and Darren Ryder in a damp Bunnor wetland, hosting a healthy water couch meadow, December 2014. One of the key concepts of Australian freshwater science is the “boom and bust” nature of Australian inland wetlands. Fledgling scientists are taught that the wetlands cycle through [...]
Gingham Waterhole

A turtles go with no flow

by FLOW-MER • March 8, 2021
A turtles go with no flow Image: Gingham Waterhole of the Gwydir Wetlands following rainfall and environmental flows in 2020. Plenty of water and habitat available to support the diversity of life the wetlands host. The Gwydir River valley is home to a diverse range of aquatic species that rely on flows of fresh water [...]

Why are we drawn to rivers, wetlands and floodplains? What role do plants play in making these places special?

by Cherie Campbell • March 4, 2021
Why are we drawn to rivers, wetlands and floodplains? What role do plants play in making these places special? Tell us what you value (particularly about plants!) By Cherie Campbell There’s something special about rivers, wetland and floodplains - and for those of us who enjoy spending time in these places there is a strong [...]

Series 2 Webisode 1 – Using environmental water to manage for resilience – the why, the what and the how

by FLOW-MER • March 1, 2021
Flow-MER Fridays: Series 2 Webinar 1: Using environmental water to manage for resilience – the why, the what and the how Resilience is the ability of a system to ‘bounce back’ after it has been affected by disturbance. Murray-Darling Basin rivers are constantly subject to disturbance from blackwater events, algal blooms, fire, drought, land-use change [...]

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