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Stygofauna
Stygofauna are often locally endemic and can act as excellent indicators of ecosystem health. Download (pdf 160kb)

Aquatic Ecology and Biological Monitoring fact sheet
The ecological health of our waterways has become a key issue in land and water management and is reflected in growing community concerns about the condition of our most valuable resource – water. Download (pdf 523kb)

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Research and Development

Consulting projects

Stygofauna

The continuation of method development and sampling techniques for groundwater dependent ecosystems called Stygofauna.

Project Manager: Garry Bennison

Catchment Hazard Survey Tool

This project will develop hand-held devices to record global position system (GPS) information and observational data about catchment hazards that are observed in the field.

Project Manager: Dr Christobel Ferguson and Shane Mortensen

Cotter Reservoir macrophyte study

This project examines the effects of altering the draw down levels of the Cotter Reservoir, which may affect the growth of macrophytes and have flow on effects to the fish that live in this habitat, including Macquarie Perch. It will also review biodiversity protection.

Project Manager: Dr Christobel Ferguson and Katie Ryan

New approaches for protecting stream health in temperate Australia: Devising nutrient and salinity guidelines using diatoms

This project will identify the biological effect of the water quality pollution and, through the identification of water quality thresholds which result in reduced biodiversity, and develop better water quality guidelines for maintaining stream health.

Project Manager: Dr Christobel Ferguson and Patrick Maiden