Case studies

Long-Term Intervention Monitoring (LTIM) Project

CSIRO scientists are leading a team of collaborators across multiple research institutions to resolve challenges in the adaptive management of environmental flows in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Characterising ecohydrological benefits in the Murray-Darling Basin

Research is being undertaken to understand the benefits of environmental water to people and communities in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Harmful algal blooms and remote sensing

Algal blooms in the Murray-Darling Basin are harmful to the environment and communities within the Basin. Research to develop an early warning system is currently underway.

Carp herpesvirus

European Carp (Cyprinus carpio) is an introduced fish species identified as a priority pest species, both in Australia and internationally. To manage this species, modern technology is required and this can be achieved by the release of a species specific virus.

Waterbird breeding and movements: knowledge for water managers

By quantifying waterbird survival rates, movements, and their drivers, particularly the relative influence of flow variables, habitat variables, pressures and threats, we will assist environmental water managers to better identify, maintain or restore key waterbird habitats.

Determining response of methane seeps on river ecology and function

CSIRO are assessing whether methane seeps in a river have any direct effect on the water quality and ecological status of the river. There is little or no literature that describes this issue in flowing systems.

Application of environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches to answer ecological questions

CSIRO are using environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches to answer ecological questions in freshwater ecosystems

Understanding ecological trajectories of change in the Murray-Darling Basin

The Challenge In the Murray-Darling Basin, consumptive water use coupled with high natural variability in river flows has resulted in […]

Scoping the development of a method to assess relative environmental benefits of Complementary Measures

CSIRO led the development of a method, underpinned by an evidence-based conceptual framework, for assessing the relative environmental benefits (and dis-benefits) of complementary measures in supporting the achievement of the Basin Plan’s environmental objectives.

Murray-Darling Basin Plan Sustainable Diversion Limit: Ecological Elements Method

The Murray-Darling Basin Plan aims to achieve a healthy, sustainable, working Basin by balancing environmental, economic and social considerations. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), using a framework developed with the CSIRO, evaluates projects where less water is needed to deliver the environmental benefits of 2750 GL of recovered water.