Basin Themes

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Authors: Heather McGinness, Kate Brandis, Veronica Doerr, Richard Kingsford and Ralph MacNally Environmental watering events in the Murray-Darling Basin target a range of environmental outcomes, including supporting waterbird habitat and waterbird breeding. Through previous research […]

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Authors: Julia Mynott Floodplain wetlands comprise some of the most productive landscapes within freshwater ecosystems. They represent a transitional zone between aquatic and terrestrial communities that can support high species diversity, particularly for plants. […]

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Authors: Julia Mynott and Stephen ‘Harry’ Balcombe The northern Murray Darling Basin (NMDB) is comprised of a unique array of river, channel and wetland complexes, especially in the lowland river reaches. These river reaches […]

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Authors: Craig Dunne How does energy move through our freshwater Food webs? How do essential nutrients get into the food web? And how can we use flow regimes to maximise this energy and nutrient […]

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Author: Craig Dunne Last year, we shared a EWKR story about an experiment which was aimed at “giving woody seedlings a fighting start”. The experiment was just coming to an end and researchers were […]

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Authors: Craig Dunne If you went for a stroll around one of the beautiful wetlands of the Murray-Darling basin, or through the floodplains and woodlands that surround them; then you would be greeted by […]

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Just like all of us, long-lived woody plant species need a healthy start to life to give them the best chance of growing big and strong. Providing woody seedlings with optimal conditions for growth […]

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Authors: Nick Bond and Rebecca Lester We often think about increasing the abundance of native fish and birds by promoting additional opportunities for breeding and recruitment. Another important question to ask, however, is whether […]

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Authors: Ben Gawne The MDB EWKR project is investigating how environmental flows may be used to ensure there is enough food to support the recruitment of native fish and waterbirds. Recruitment, which is the […]

This story discusses work undertaken during the Environmental Water Knowledge and Research (EWKR) project, and is re-published from the EWKR website. Authors: Paul Humphries, Alison King, Nicole McCasker, R. Keller Kopf, Rick Stoffels, Brenton Zampatti and Amina Price Although knowledge of when, where and why native Australian freshwater fish breed has come on in leaps […]