Publication (Technical report): Scientific forum on river condition and flow management of the Moonie, Warrego, Paroo, Bulloo and Nebine river basins

Publication Type:	Technical report / Consultancy
Publication Name:	Scientific forum on river condition and flow management of the Moonie, Warrego, Paroo, Bulloo and Nebine river basins

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Cottingham, P. (1999) Scientific forum on river condition and flow management of the Moonie, Warrego, Paroo, Bulloo and Nebine river basins. Report to the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, CRCFE, Canberra.

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Scientific Forum on River Condition and Flow Management of the Moonie, Warrego, Paroo, Bulloo and Nebine River Basins

Peter Cottingham for the Queensland Department of Natural Resources

Table of Contents

1 INTRODUCTION 1
2 STUDY AREA 2
3 KEY ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES 6
3.1 FLOW VARIABILITY 6
3.2 PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PRODUCTION 8
3.3 VEGETATION RESPONSE TO FLOW VARIABILITY 9
3.4 HABITATS AND REFUGIA 10
3.5 RIVER - FLOODPLAIN CONNECTIVITY 12
4 BIODIVERSITY IN THE WESTERN RIVERS CATCHMENTS 13
4.1 WETLAND SYSTEMS 13
4.2 RIPARIAN VEGETATION 13
4.3 INVERTEBRATES 15
4.4 FISH 16
4.5 BIRDS 17
4.6 AMPHIBIANS 19
4.7 MAMMALS 19
4.8 PEOPLE 19
4.9 POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF WATER EXTRACTION 19
5 BEST PRACTICE WATER EXTRACTION 21
5.1 DEVELOPING A BEST-PRACTICE WATER EXTRACTION APPROACH 21
5.2 DECISION SUPPORT 22
6 FUTURE RESEARCH AND MONITORING 25
6.1 FUTURE RESEARCH 25
6.1.1 Hydrological Research 25
6.1.2 Ecological Research 26
6.1.3 Socio-economic Research 27
6.2 FUTURE MONITORING 27
6.2.1 Hydrological Monitoring 27
6.2.2 Ecological Monitoring 28
6.2.3 Socio-economic Monitoring 28
7 OTHER ISSUES 29
8 CONCLUSIONS 30
9 REFERENCES 31
APPENDIX 1 33
APPENDIX 2 38
APPENDIX 3 41

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