1 October 2013

Kakadu Research News October 2013

This short newsletter is to give you an update on what has been happening with the different NERP research projects working in Kakadu. There are a number of different projects looking at the floodplains, estuaries and bush ecosystems of Kakadu. The November edition talks about:

• Cat fence construction
• Tracking the movements of big fish between the rivers and floodplains
• monitoring water and tides in the Alligator rivers
• Is saltwater intrusion affecting the South Alligator floodplain?
• Research protocols
• Importance of connection between rivers and floodplains
• Importance of bush tucker areas
• River sharks and sawfish in Kakadu