Case studies

Flow Monitoring, Evaluation and Research program (Flow-MER) 

The Flow-MER consortium is improving our understanding and evaluating the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water in the Murray–Darling Basin.  Protecting […]

Remote sensing evapotranspiration in plantation forests

The development of the remote sensing model for estimating evapotranspiration in the Lower Limestone Coast's plantation forests. Using advanced machine […]

Investigating riverine ecology with trail cameras

Our team is investigating the influence of water availability on riverine vegetation response and wildlife abundance and diversity. Trail cameras […]

Tracking juvenile Great and Plumed Egrets movements from the Macquarie Marshes

Egrets breed in large numbers at inland freshwater wetlands and are ‘obligate wetland-feeders’, dependent on and specially adapted for eating foods […]

Predicting the outcomes of hydrological change in aquatic habitats of northern Australia

The Challenge River flows are important for driving the condition and persistence of biota, to support habitats, and to facilitate […]

Investing in ecosystem functions knowledge to improve adaptive management of water for the environment in the Murray-Darling Basin

The Challenge The focus of water resource management in the Murray-Darling Basin over recent decades has been to achieve a […]

Water and Society

The land and water resources of the Murray-Darling Basin have been significantly modified for more than 100 years, and following years of declining environmental condition, more recent water reform processes have sought to re-balance water use across users within the Basin.

Biofilm succession patterns and ecosystem dynamics in the Edward Wakool River system

Water level variations from managed flow releases are known to influence both rates of biofilm productivity and structural attributes of biofilms that inhabit hard surfaces within rivers.

Tracking turtles in an urban environment

The Challenge A local population of native turtles may be negatively impacted by habitat changes (see Figure 1) associated with […]

Development of a food web approach to determine suitability of release habitat for endangered Siamese Crocodiles

The Challenge The Siamese Crocodile (Crocodylus siamensis) is a critically endangered medium‐size crocodile native to Southeast Asia. Now extinct from […]