What do we mean by ecological resilience?
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Kate McKenna & Ross Thompson •
April 2, 2021
Managing environmental water for ecological resilience Ecological systems are constantly disturbed by natural and human-induced changes to the environment. Ecological resilience is important to understand when managing environmental water flows. Different types of resilience Resilience can be defined in different ways depending on the context you are working within and the angle of approach. The [...]
Series 2 Webisode 3 – Characterising environmental flows using hydrology
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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
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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 [...]
Why are we drawn to rivers, wetlands and floodplains? What role do plants play in making these places special?
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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
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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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