Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0454004

Funded Activity Summary

Detecting ecological impacts of water extraction on river ecosystem structure and function: Validating a novel decision-making protocol. Reliable assessment of ecological responses to flow alteration coupled with management triggers to prevent unacceptable impact is essential in rivers where water extraction occurs. Most regulated rivers lack optimal monitoring programs to provide early indications of over-extraction. We aim to apply a novel framework (Downes et al. 2002) to optimize sampling efficiency of structural and functional variables to determine whether extractions from the Nymboida River, NSW, are preventing the system from achieving its desired ?target?. If validated, this innovative framework that specifies effect size, statistical power, and management triggers will be invaluable for common situations where pre-impact data are lacking.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-03-2004

End Date: 30-06-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $171,336.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Natural Resource Management | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Freshwater Ecology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rights to environmental and natural resources | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental and resource evaluation not elsewhere classified | Freshwater Ecology | Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Natural Resource Management | Rights to environmental and natural resources

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