Wetlands

Smart, J.C.R., Hasan S., Curwen G.R., Saint Ange C., Dyke J., McMahon J.M., Jackson S., Barber M., Sinnamon V., Brown C.J., Burns G.L., Fleming C.M., Connolly R.M., Burford M.A. (2022) Environmental economic accounting for interconnected ecosystem assets and ecosystem services in the Mitchell River catchment, Queensland: Pilot ecosystem accounts and supporting information, Griffith University, Brisbane.

Mitchell River environmental economic account methodology report cover

Environmental economic accounting for interconnected ecosystem assets and ecosystem services in the Mitchell River catchment, Qld (methodology report)

Smart, J.C.R., Hasan S., Dyke J., Sinnamon V., Jackson S., Barber M., McMahon J.M., Brown C.J., Curwen G.R., Saint Ange C., Burns G.L., Fleming C.M., Connolly R.M., Burford M.A. (2022) Environmental economic accounting for interconnected ecosystem assets and ecosystem services in the Mitchell River catchment, Queensland: Technical report – Methodology. Griffith University, Brisbane.

Environmental economic accounting for interconnected ecosystem assets and ecosystem services in the Mitchell River catchment, Qld (data inventory)

Curwen G. R., Saint Ange C., Dyke J. and Hasan S. (2022) Environmental economic accounting for interconnected ecosystem assets and ecosystem services in the Mitchell catchment, Queensland: Data Inventory. Griffith University, Brisbane.

Resilient Landscapes Hub 2021 Annual Progress Report

Environmental DNA analysis confirms extant populations of the cryptic Irwin’s turtle within its historical range (scientific paper)

Challenges in modelling the sediment retention ecosystem service to inform an ecosystem account – examples from the Mitchell catchment in northern Australia (scientific paper)

Villacorta-Rath C, Espinoza T, Cockayne B, Schaffer J and Burrows D (2022) ‘Environmental DNA analysis confirms extant populations of the cryptic Irwin’s turtle within its historical range’, BMC Ecology and Evolution, 22:57, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-02009-6.

Northern Hub Final Report 2021

McMahon JM, Hasan S, Brooks A, Curwen G, Dyke J, Ange CS, Smart JCR. (2022) ‘Challenges in modelling the sediment retention ecosystem service to inform an ecosystem account – examples from the Mitchell catchment in northern Australia’, Journal of Environmental Management 314:115102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115102.

Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub. 2021. Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub Final Report. Charles Darwin University, Darwin.

When to use transdisciplinary approaches for environmental research (scientific paper)

May 2022

Kiatkoski Kim M, Douglas MM, Pannell D, Setterfield SA, Hill R, Laborde S, Perrott L, Álvarez-Romero JG, Beesley L, Canham C and Brecknell A (2022) ‘When to use transdisciplinary approaches for environmental research’, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10:840569, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.840569.

Trophic transfer of lipids and fatty acids across habitats in tropical river food webs (scientific paper)

March 2022

O’Mara K, Venarsky M, Stewart-Koster B, McGregor G, Schulz C, Marshall J, Bunn SE and Kainz MJ (2022) ‘Trophic transfer of lipids and fatty acids across habitats in tropical river food webs’, Freshwater Biology, 00:1–19, https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13889.

Rivers and flows thematic impact storypage 1

The importance of northern Australian rivers and flows (thematic impact story)

March 2022

Impact of water resources development on connectivity and primary productivity across a tropical river floodplain (scientific paper)

Understanding Indigenous values and priorities for wetlands to guide weed management actions: Lessons from the Nardab floodplain in northern Australia’s Kakadu National Park (scientific paper)

Molinari B, Stewart-Koster B, Malthus TJ and Bunn SE (2022), ‘Impact of water resources development on connectivity and primary productivity across a tropical river floodplain’. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59:1013–1025, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14111.

Responses of a macrobenthic community to seasonal freshwater flow in a wet-dry tropical estuary (scientific paper)

Bangalang N-g, Nadji J, Nayinggul A, Nadji S, Nayinggul A, Dempsey S, Mangiru K, Dempsey J, McCartney S, Mairi Macdonald J. and Robinson CJ (2022) ‘Understanding Indigenous values and priorities for wetlands to guide weed management actions: lessons from the Nardab floodplain in northern Australia’s Kakadu National Park’, Ecological Management and Restoration, 23:105-116. https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12542.

Benthic-pelagic mixing of trace elements in estuarine food webs (scientific paper)

Lowe V, Frid CLJ, Venarsky M and Burford MA (2022) ‘Responses of a macrobenthic community to seasonal freshwater flow in a wet-dry tropical estuary’, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 265, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107736.

Critical water needs to sustain freshwater ecosystems and aquatic biodiversity in Queensland’s Mitchell River (final report)

O'Mara K, Fry B, and Burford M (2022) 'Benthic-pelagic mixing of trace elements in estuarine food webs', Marine Environmental Research, Volume 173.ISSN 0141-1136, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105511.

Critical water needs for the Mitchell River (final report front cover)

December 2021

Stewart-Koster B, O’Mara K, Molinari B, Venarksy M, McGregor G, Schulz C, Marshall J, Ndehedehe C, Robins J, Leahy S, Crook D, Bunn S. (2021). Critical water needs to sustain freshwater ecosystems and aquatic biodiversity in Queensland’s Mitchell River. Griffith University, Brisbane.

Finfish catch and growth in the Gulf (final report)

December 2021

Robins JB, Leahy SM, Sellin MJ, Woodhead J and Maas R. (2021). Contribution of three rivers to floodplain and coastal productivity in the Gulf of Carpentaria: Finfish catch and growth. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Queensland), Brisbane.

Native title conference poster thumbnail

Traditional Owners’ response to stories about the future of the Fitzroy River Basin (poster)

Assessing how changes in cultural services associated with future scenarios affect the wellbeing of different cultural groups (presentation)

Multi objective project presentation cover

Assessment of the potential changes in wellbeing of key interest groups in the Fitzroy River catchment under alternative development scenarios: Scenario team’s workshop 3 (report)

Kiatkoski Kim, M.,1 Alvarez-Romero, J.,2 Wallace, K.,1 Pannell, D.,1 Douglas, M.1 and Pressey, R.2 2021. Assessment of the potential changes in wellbeing of key interest groups in the Fitzroy River catchment under alternative development scenarios: Scenario team’s workshop 3, Broome, Western Australia, 15–16 October. The University of Western Australia, Perth.

Multi-objective planning in northern Australia: co-benefits and trade-offs between environmental, economic, and cultural outcomes (final report)

JG Álvarez-Romero, M Kiatkoski Kim, D. Pannell, M. Douglas, K. Wallace, R. Hill, V. Adams, A. Spencer-Cotton, M. Kennard, R. Pressey. 2021. Multi-objective planning in northern Australia: co-benefits and trade-offs between environmental, economic, and cultural outcomes. Final report to the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. James Cook University.

Assessment of the potential changes in wellbeing of key interest groups in the Fitzroy River catchment under alternative development scenarios: Traditional Owners’ workshop (report)

Kiatkoski Kim, M.,1 Alvarez-Romero, J.,2 Wallace, K.,1 Pannell, D.,1 Hill, R.3 and Pressey, R.2 2021. Assessment of the potential changes in wellbeing of key interest groups in the Fitzroy River catchment under alternative development scenarios: Traditional Owners’ workshop. The University of Western Australia, Perth.

Deuterium depletion in xylem water and soil isotopic effects complicate the assessment of riparian tree water sources in the seasonal tropics (scientific paper)

Participatory multi-stakeholder assessment of alternative development scenarios in contested landscapes (scientific paper)

Duvert, C, Canham, CA, Barbeta, A, et al. Deuterium depletion in xylem water and soil isotopic effects complicate the assessment of riparian tree water sources in the seasonal tropics. Ecohydrology. 2021;. Accepted Author Manuscript. e2383 https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2383

Fish migration in Magela Creek and potential impacts of mining-related solutes (final report)

Kiatkoski Kim, M., Álvarez-Romero, J.G., Wallace, K. et al. Participatory multi-stakeholder assessment of alternative development scenarios in contested landscapes. Sustain Sci (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01056-0

Crook D, Wedd D, Adair B, King A, Mooney T, Harford A and Humphrey C (2021) Fish migration in Magela Creek and potential impacts of mining-related solutes. Charles Darwin University, Darwin.

Enivronmental water needs of Western Australia's Fitzroy River front cover image

Environmental water needs of Western Australia’s Fitzroy River (final report)

Beesley LS, Canham CA, Douglas MM, Setterfield SA, Freestone FL, Keogh CS, Kennard MJ, Pusey BJ, Burrows RM. 2021. Environmental water needs of Western Australia’s Fitzroy River. The University of Western Australia, Perth.

Front cover of the eDNA survey in the Kimberley report

Environmental DNA survey in areas of the Kimberley region at risk of invasion by cane toads (report)

Villacorta-Rath, C., & Burrows, D. 2021. Environmental DNA survey in areas of the Kimberley region at risk of invasion by cane toads. Report 21/50, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, Townsville.

Living waters of the Martuwarra/Fitzroy River (Story Map)

Ecohydrology and sensitivity of riparian flora, Magela Creek, Ranger uranium mine (final report)

Milgin, A., Nardea, L., Grey, H., Laborde, S. and Jackson, S., (2021) Living waters of the Martuwarra. Griffith University, Queensland.

Hutley LB, Duvert C, Setterfield SA, Bourke A, Canham CA, Freestone FL, Cavalieri OO, Alvarez-Cortez D and Brand M (2021) Ecohydrology and sensitivity of riparian flora, Magela Creek, Ranger uranium mine. Charles Darwin University, Darwin.

Transdisciplinary environmental research front cover – linked to report

Transdisciplinary environmental research: Trial and evaluation (final report)

Kiatkoski Kim M., Douglas M, Pannell D. Setterfield S, Hill R, Jackson S, Álvarez-Romero J, Laborde S, Beesley L, Canham C. 2021. Transdisciplinary environmental research: Trial and evaluation. The University of Western Australia, Perth.

Predicting the occurrence of riparian woody species to inform environmental water policies in an Australian tropical river (scientific paper)

Long distance (>20 km) downstream detection of endangered stream frogs suggests an important role for eDNA in surveying for remnant amphibian populations (scientific paper)

Canham, C. A., Beesley, L. S., Gwinnn, D. C., Douglas, M. M., Setterfield, S. A., Freestone, F. L., Pusey, B. J., & Loomes, R. C. (2021). Predicting the occurrence of riparian woody species to inform environmental water policies in an Australian tropical river. Freshw Biol., 00, 1– 13. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13829

Will fencing floodplain and riverine wetlands from feral pig damage conserve fish community values? (scientific paper)

Villacorta-Rath C, Hoskin CJ, Strugnell JM, Burrows D. 2021. Long distance (>20 km) downstream detection of endangered stream frogs suggests an important role for eDNA in surveying for remnant amphibian populations. PeerJ 9:e12013 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12013

Characterising vegetation zones along the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia (project update)

Waltham, N. J., & Schaffer, J. (2021). Will fencing floodplain and riverine wetlands from feral pig damage conserve fish community values? Ecology and Evolution, 00, 1– 13. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8054

Freestone FL, Canham CA, Setterfield SA Douglas MM & Loomes RC. 2021. Characterising vegetation zones along the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia (project update). University of Western Australia, Perth.

Characterising vegetation zones along the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia (report)

Freestone FL, Canham CA, Setterfield SA Douglas MM & Loomes RC. 2021. Characterising vegetation zones along the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia. University of Western Australia, Perth.

Contribution of rivers to the productivity of floodplains and coastal areas of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria (executive summary)

Burford, MA, Smart, JCR, Robins, JB, Ndehedehe, C, Kenyon, RA, Faggotter, SJ, McMahon, JM, Broadley, A and Leahy, SM (2021), Contribution of rivers to the productivity of floodplains and coastal areas of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, Griffith University, Brisbane.

Estimating the economic impact of potential extractions from Gulf rivers on the banana prawn fishery (final report)

eDNA detection of snakehead in the Barron River (report)

Mitchell River story map (start-up factsheet)

Mitchell River catchment story (start-up factsheet front cover)

Hydrology drives variation in spawning phenologies and diversity of larval assemblages of Australian wet–dry tropical fish (scientific paper)

Learning together for and with the Martuwarra Fitzroy River (scientific paper)

Tyler, K. J., Wedd, D., Crook, D. A., Kennard, M. J., & King, A. J. (2021). Hydrology drives variation in spawning phenologies and diversity of larval assemblages of Australian wet–dry tropical fish. Freshwater Biology, 00, 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13802

Considerations for future environmental DNA accreditation and proficiency testing schemes (scientific paper)

Hill, R., Harkness, P., Raisbeck-Brown, N., Lyons, I., Álvarez‑Romero, J.G., Kiatkoski Kim, M., Chungalla, D., Wungundin, H., Aiken, M., Malay, J., Williams, B., Buissereth, R., Cranbell, T. Forrest, J., Hand, M., James, R., Jingle, E., Knight, O., Lennard, N., Lennard, V., Malay, I., Malay, L., Midmee, W., Morton, S., Nulgit, C., Riley, P., Shadforth, I., Bieundurry, J., Brooking, G., Brooking, S., Brumby, W., Bulmer, · V., Cherel, V., Clifton, A., Cox, S., Dawson, M., Gore‑Birch, C., Hill, J., Hobbs, A., Hobbs, D., Juboy, C., Juboy, P., Kogolo, A., Laborde, S., Lennard, B., Lennard, C., Lennard, D., Malay, N., Malay, Z., Marshall, D., Marshall, H., Millindee, L., Mowaljarlai, D., Myers, A., Nnarda, T., Nuggett, J., Nulgit, L., Nulgit, P., Poelina, A., Poudrill, D., Ross, J., Shandley, J., Skander, R., Skeen, S., Smith, G., Street, M., Thomas, P., Wongawol, B., Yungabun, H., Sunfly, A., Cook, C., Shaw, K., Collard, T. and Collard, Y. 2021. Learning Together for with the Martuwarra Fitzroy River. Sustainability Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-00988-x

July 2021

Trujillo-González, A., Villacorta-Rath, C., White, N. E., Furlan, E. M., Sykes, M., Grossel, G., Divi, U., & Gleeson, D. (2021). Considerations for future environmental DNA accreditation and proficiency testing schemes. Environmental DNA. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.243

River flows affect the growth of a tropical finfish in the wet-dry rivers of northern Australia, with implications for water resource development (scientific paper)

July 2021

Leahy, S.M., Robins, J.B. River flows affect the growth of a tropical finfish in the wet-dry rivers of northern Australia, with implications for water resource development. Hydrobiologia (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04641-7

Quantifying shedding and degradation rates of environmental DNA (eDNA) from Pacific crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris) (scientific paper)

June 2021

Kwong, S.L.T., Villacorta-Rath, C., Doyle, J. et al. Quantifying shedding and degradation rates of environmental DNA (eDNA) from Pacific crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris). Mar Biol 168, 85 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03896-x

Comparing the importance of freshwater flows driving primary production in three tropical estuaries (scientific paper)

June 2021

Burford, M.A. & Faggotter, S.J. 2021. Comparing the importance of freshwater flows driving primary production in three tropical estuaries. Marine Pollution Bulletin. ISSN 0025-326X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112565.

What a catch! Understanding links between Gulf river flows and fisheries (impact story 2020)

Strengthening and sharing knowledge for land and sea management (impact story 2020)

Shoring up food supplies for migratory birds (impact story 2020)

Engagement is a two-way street: Creating symbols for science communication (impact story 2020)

A giant leap forward in detecting unwanted visitors (impact story 2020)

Using AI to protect baby turtles from feral pigs (impact story 2020)

Assessing spatial variation in algal productivity in a tropical river floodplain using satellite remote sensing (scientific paper)

Improved detection sensitivity using an optimal eDNA preservation and extraction workflow and its application to threatened sawfishes (scientific paper)

Molinari B, Stewart-Koster B, Malthus TJ, Bunn SE. Assessing Spatial Variation in Algal Productivity in a Tropical River Floodplain Using Satellite Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing. 2021; 13(9):1710. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13091710

The use of regional and alluvial groundwater by riparian trees in the wet‐dry tropics of northern Australia (scientific paper)

Cooper, M.K., Huerlimann, R, Edmunds, RC, Budd, A.M., Le Port A., Kyne, P.M., Jerry, D.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A. 2021. Improved detection sensitivity using an optimal eDNA preservation and extraction workflow and its application to threatened sawfishes. Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst. 2021; 1– 18. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3591

April 2021

Canham, C.A., Duvert, C., Beesley, L.S., Douglas, M.M., Setterfield, S.A., Freestone, F.L., Clohessy, S. and Loomes, R.C. (2021), The use of regional and alluvial groundwater by riparian trees in the wet‐dry tropics of northern Australia.. Hydrological Processes. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14180

When and where are catfish fat fish? Hydro‐ecological determinants of energy reserves in the fork‐tailed catfish, Neoarius graeffei, in an intermittent tropical river (scientific paper)

April 2021

Beesley, LS, Pusey, BJ, Douglas, MM, Keogh, CS, Kennard, MJ, Canham, CA, Close, PG, Dobbs, RJ, & Setterfield SA. When and where are catfish fat fish? Hydro‐ecological determinants of energy reserves in the fork‐tailed catfish, Neoarius graeffei, in an intermittent tropical river. Freshwater Biology. 2021; 00: 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13711

eDNA game website

April 2021

This website describes the eDNA approach and features a game for kids to test their knowledge of Gouldian Finch eDNA. Developed in partnership with Inspired NT.

Upstream flows drive the productivity of floodplain ecosystems in tropical Queensland (scientific paper)

Relationships between algal primary productivity and environmental variables in tropical floodplain wetlands (scientific paper)

Ndehedehe, C.E., Onojeghuo, A.O., Stewart-Koster, B., Bunn, S.E., & Ferreira, V.G.. 2021. Upstream flows drive the productivity of floodplain ecosystems in tropical Queensland, Ecological Indicators, Volume 125, 2021, 107546, ISSN 1470-160X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107546.

Use of radiotelemetry to quantify diel habitat preferences and minimum environmental flow requirements of a tropical riverine fish (Sooty grunter Hephaestus fuliginosus) (scientific paper)

Molinari B, Stewart-Koster, B, Adame MF, Campbell MD, McGregor G, Schulz C, Malthus TJ and Bunn S (2021) 'Relationships between algal primary productivity and environmental variables in tropical floodplain wetlands', Inland Waters 11:2, 180-190, doi:10.1080/20442041.2020.1843932.

More Than Words (CSIRO Double Helix article Jan 2021)

Crook, D.A., Keller, K., Adair, B.J., Luiz, O.J., Waugh, P.S., Schult, J., Dostine, P.L., Townsend, S.A., & King, A.J. 2021. Use of radiotelemetry to quantify diel habitat preferences and minimum environmental flow requirements of a tropical riverine fish (Sooty grunter Hephaestus fuliginosus). Ecohydrology. 2021;e2290. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2290

Unravelling the taxonomy and identification of a problematic group of benthic fishes from tropical rivers (Gobiidae: Glossogobius) (scientific paper)

February 2021

Hammer, M.P., Taillebois, L., King, A.J., Crook, D.A., Wedd, D., Adams, M., Unmack, P.J., Hoese, D.F. and Bertozzi, T. (2021), Unravelling the taxonomy and identification of a problematic group of benthic fishes from tropical rivers (Gobiidae: Glossogobius). J Fish Biol. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14701

Faster juvenile growth promotes earlier sex change in a protandrous hermaphrodite (barramundi Lates calcarifer) (scientific paper)

February 2021

Roberts, B.H., Morrongiello, J.R., Morgan, D.L., King, A.J., Saunders, T.M., & Crook, D.A. (2021) Faster juvenile growth promotes earlier sex change in a protandrous hermaphrodite (barramundi Lates calcarifer). Scientific Reports 11, 2276. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81727-1

Got glycogen?: Development and multispecies validation of the novel preserve, precipitate, lyse, precipitate, purify (PPLPP) workflow for environmental DNA extraction from Longmire’s preserved water samples (scientific paper)

December 2020

Edmunds R.C., Burrows D. 2020. Got Glycogen?: Development and Multispecies Validation of the Novel Preserve, Precipitate, Lyse, Precipitate, Purify (PPLPP) Workflow for Environmental DNA Extraction from Longmire's Preserved Water Samples. J Biomol Tech. 2020 Dec;31(4):125-150. doi: 10.7171/jbt.20-3104-003. PMID: 33100918; PMCID: PMC7566611.

NESP State & Territory showcase (2020)

November 2020

Nyikina seasonal connections poster

November 2020

A. Milgin, L. Nardea, H. Grey & S. Laborde. 2019. Birr Walangarri-yoonoo Nganka (Elements of Nyikina ecological science). Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation in partnership with the National Environmental Science Program

Distribution maps of freshwater crocodiles and their nests at Danggu (Geike Gorge) National Park (report)

Hydro-socio-ecological (HSE) conceptual model enables inclusive and integrated water allocation planning for WA’s Fitzroy River (poster)

A transdisciplinary approach to WA’s Fitzroy River water planning (impact story 2019)

Transdisciplinary Fitzroy River research story front page

Oolloo Dolostone Aquifer Water Allocation Plan 2019–2029

Katherine Tindall Limestone Aquifer Water Allocation Plan 2019–2024

See Hub research used to help inform the water plan on pages 49–51, 55.

Epigeic invertebrates of pig‐damaged, exposed wetland sediments are rooted: An ecological response to feral pigs (Sus scrofa) (scientific paper)

See Hub research used to help inform the water plan on pages 24, 33, 36 & 37.

Sustainability crises are crises of relationship: lessons from Nyikina ecology & ethics (scientific paper)

Marshall, J.C., Blessing, J.J., Clifford, S.E., Negus, P.M., & Steward, A.L. (2020). Epigeic invertebrates of pig‐damaged, exposed wetland sediments are rooted: An ecological response to feral pigs (Sus scrofa). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2020; 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3468

Sustainability crises are crises of relationship: lessons from Nyikina ecology & ethics (science summary Oct 2020)

Milgin, A., Nardea, L., Grey, H., Laborde, S., & Jackson, S. Sustainability crises are crises of relationship: Learning from Nyikina ecology and ethics. People Nat. 2020; 00: 1– 13. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10149

New insights into the food web of an Australian tropical river to inform water resource management (scientific paper)

September 2020

Beesley, L.S., Pusey, B.J., Douglas, M.M. et al. New insights into the food web of an Australian tropical river to inform water resource management. Sci Rep 10, 14294 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71331-0

Contribution of three rivers to floodplain and coastal productivity in the Gulf of Carpentaria (final report)

August 2020

Big trouble for little fish: identifying Australian freshwater fishes in imminent risk of extinction (scientific paper)

July 2020

Lintermans M, Geyle HM, Beatty S, Brown C , Ebner BC, Freeman R, Hammer MP, Humphreys WF, Kennard MJ, Kern P, Martin K, Morgan DL, Raadik TA, Unmack PJ, Wager R, Woinarski JCZ, & Garnett ST. 2020. Big trouble for little fish: identifying Australian freshwater fishes in imminent risk of extinction. Pacific Conservation Biology https://doi.org/10.1071/PC19053

Can environmental DNA be used to detect first arrivals of the cane toad, Rhinella marina, into novel locations? (scientific paper)

July 2020

Villacorta‐Rath, C, Adekunle, AI, Edmunds, RC, Strugnell, JM, Schwarzkopf, L, & Burrows, D. (2020). Can environmental DNA be used to detect first arrivals of the cane toad, Rhinella marina, into novel locations?. Environmental DNA. 2020; 00: 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.114

Floodplain productivity of the Gilbert and Flinders Rivers catchments (final report)

Connectivity, habitat, and flow regime influence fish assemblage structure: Implications for environmental water management in a perennial river of the wet–dry tropics of northern Australia (scientific paper)

Carbon sources supporting Australia’s most widely distributed freshwater fish, Nematalosa erebi (Günther) (Clupeidae: Dorosomatinae) (scientific paper)

Pusey, B.J., Douglas, M.M., Olden, J.D., Jackson, S., Allsop, Q., & Kennard, M.J. (2020). Connectivity, habitat, and flow regime influence fish assemblage structure: Implications for environmental water management in a perennial river of the wet–dry tropics of northern Australia. Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst. 2020; 1– 15. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3347

Sea catfishes (Ariidae) feeding on freshwater floodplains of northern Australia (scientific paper)

Pusey B.J., Jardine T.D., Beesley L.S., Kennard M.J., Ho T.W., Bunn S.E., & Douglas M.M. (2020). Carbon sources supporting Australia’s most widely distributed freshwater fish, Nematalosa erebi (Günther) (Clupeidae: Dorosomatinae). Marine and Freshwater Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/MF20014

Predicting hot spots of aquatic plant biomass in a large floodplain river catchment in the Australian wet-dry tropics (scientific paper)

Pusey B.J., Jardine T.D., Bunn S.E., and Douglas M.M. (2020). Sea catfishes (Ariidae) feeding on freshwater floodplains of northern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/MF20012

Tree water use and sensitivity to contaminated mine water (project update April 2020)

Ndehedehe, C.E., Stewart-Koster, B., Burford, M.A., & Bunn, S.E. (2020). Predicting hot spots of aquatic plant biomass in a large floodplain river catchment in the Australian wet-dry tropics. Ecological Indicators. Volume 117, 106616. ISSN 1470-160X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106616.

May 2020

Enhancing tropical conservation and ecology research with aquatic environmental DNA methods: an introduction for non‐environmental DNA specialists (scientific paper)

March 2020

Huerlimann, R., Cooper, M.K., Edmunds, R.C., Villacorta‐Rath, C., Le Port, A., Robson, H.L.A., Strugnell, J.M., Burrows, D. and Jerry, D.R. (2020), Enhancing tropical conservation and ecology research with aquatic environmental DNA methods: an introduction for non‐environmental DNA specialists. Anim Conserv. doi:10.1111/acv.12583

Spatial and temporal variation of fish community biomass and energy flow throughout a tropical river network (scientific paper)

March 2020

Venarsky, MP, Stewart‐Koster, B, Hunt, RJ, Jardine, TD, & Bunn, SE. (2020). Spatial and temporal variation of fish community biomass and energy flow throughout a tropical river network. Freshwater Biology. 2020; 00: 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13581

The ecological importance of crocodylians: towards evidence-based justification for their conservation (scientific paper)

March 2020

Somaweera, R., Nifong, J., Rosenblatt, A., Brien, M.L., Combrink, X., Elsey, R.M., Grigg, G., Magnusson, W.E., Mazzotti, F.J., Pearcy, A., Platt, S.G., Shirley, M.H., Tellez, M., van der Ploeg, J., Webb, G., Whitaker, R. and Webber, B.L. (2020), The ecological importance of crocodylians: towards evidence‐based justification for their conservation. Biol Rev. doi:10.1111/brv.12594

eDNA survey of Eureka Creek, Upper Mitchell and Walsh River for two invasive tilapia species (report)

Monitoring for invasive Cabomba caroliniana in two Darwin River billabongs (report)

Effect of elevated magnesium sulfate on two riparian tree species potentially impacted by mine site contamination (scientific paper)

Effect of elevated magnesium sulfate on two riparian tree species potentially impacted by mine site contamination (scientific paper dataset)

Canham, C.A., Cavalieri, O.Y., Setterfield, S.A. et al. Effect of elevated magnesium sulfate on two riparian tree species potentially impacted by mine site contamination. Sci Rep 10, 2880 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59390-9

eDNA for aquatic monitoring and field surveys in tropical waters (project update February 2020)

Canham, C. (Creator), Cavalieri, O. Y. (Creator), Setterfield, S. (Creator), Freestone, F. (Creator) & Hutley, L. B. (Creator). (19 Feb 2020). Effect of elevated magnesium sulfate on two riparian tree species potentially impacted by mine site contamination. The University of Western Australia. https://doi.org/10.26182/5e61d3ad6a460

Water velocity and groundwater upwelling influence benthic algal biomass in a sandy tropical river: implications for water-resource development (scientific paper)

Development of an eDNA assay for fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana) (report)

Burrows, R.M., Beesley, L., Douglas, M.M. et al. 2020. Water velocity and groundwater upwelling influence benthic algal biomass in a sandy tropical river: implications for water-resource development. Hydrobiologia doi:10.1007/s10750-020-04176-3

Development of an eDNA assay for cane toad (report)

Development of a revised eDNA assay for tilapia (report)

Environmental water needs for the Mitchell River (project update Nov 2019)

December 2019

Tracking the resource pulse: Movement responses of fish to dynamic floodplain habitat in a tropical river (scientific paper)

November 2019

Crook, D.A., Buckle, D.J., Morrongiello, J.R., Allsop, Q.A., Baldwin, W., Saunders, T.M. & Douglas, M.M. (2019), Tracking the resource pulse: Movement responses of fish to dynamic floodplain habitat in a tropical river. J Anim Ecol. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13146

Conceptualizing hydro-socio-ecological relationships to enable more integrated and inclusive water allocation planning (scientific paper)

November 2019

Douglas, M.M., Jackson, S., Canham, C.A., Laborde, S., Beesley, L., Kennard, M.J., Pusey, B.J., Loomes, R. & Setterfield, S.A. (2019). Conceptualizing Hydro-socio-ecological Relationships to Enable More Integrated and Inclusive Water Allocation Planning, One Earth, Volume 1, Issue 3, 361-373, ISSN 2590-3322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2019.10.021.

Links between Gulf rivers, coastal productivity & migratory shorebirds (project update Sept 2019)

October 2019

No baby barra in Daly River after poor wet season (radio interview 2019)

September 2019

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence: Knowledge shortfalls threaten the effective conservation of freshwater crocodiles (scientific paper)

September 2019

Somaweera, R., Brien, M.L., Sonneman, T., Didham, R.K. & Webber, B.L. (2019). Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence: Knowledge shortfalls threaten the effective conservation of freshwater crocodiles, Global Ecology and Conservation, Volume 20, e00773, ISSN 2351-9894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00773.

Fish movement and sensitivity to contaminated mine water (project update August 2019)

September 2019

Development of eDNA assays for monitoring three endangered frog species (report)

July 2019

Telling our stories face to face (impact story)

Showing and sharing knowledge through a hands-on map (impact story)

Reconnecting with Country through collaborative research (impact story)

Communicating an Indigenous understanding of WA’s Fitzroy River through art and film (impact story)

No sitting on the fence: protecting wetlands from feral pig damage by exclusion fences requires effective fence maintenance (scientific paper)

Flow-mediated predator–prey dynamics influence fish populations in a tropical river (scientific paper)

Negus, P.M., Marshall, J.C., Clifford, S.E., Blessing, J.J. & Steward, A.L. (2019). No sitting on the fence: protecting wetlands from feral pig damage by exclusion fences requires effective fence management. Wetlands Ecology & Management https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-019-09670-7

May 2019

Turschwell, M.P., Stewart-Koster, B., King, A.J. Pusey, B., Crook, D., Boone, E., Douglas, M.M, Allsop, Q., Jackson S. & Kennard, M.J. (2019). Flow-mediated predator–prey dynamics influence fish populations in a tropical river. Freshwater Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13318

Preliminary evidence of spawning phenologies of freshwater fish in a wet–dry tropical river: the importance of both wet and dry seasons (scientific paper)

May 2019

King, A.J., Doidge, C., Buckle, D. and Tyler, K.J. (2019). Preliminary evidence of spawning phenologies of freshwater fish in a wet–dry tropical river: the importance of both wet and dry seasons. Marine and Freshwater Research https://doi.org/10.1071/MF18458

Freshwater customary harvesting practices and climate change adaptation in the Alligator Rivers region, NT (science summary)

May 2019

Dry season habitat use of fishes in an Australian tropical river (scientific paper)

April 2019

Keller, K., Allsop, Q., Brim Box, J., Buckle, D., Crook, D., Douglas, M.M., Jackson, S., Kennard, M., Luiz, O., Pusey, B., Townsend, S. & King, A. (2019). Dry season habitat use of fishes in an Australian tropical river. Scientific Reports. 9. 5677.

Predicting the impacts of freshwater-flow alterations on prawn (Penaeus merguiensis) catches (scientific paper)

March 2019

Duggan, M., Bayliss, P. & Burford, M.A. (2019). Predicting the impacts of freshwater-flow alterations on prawn (Penaeus merguiensis) catches. Fisheries Research, 215, 27-37.

Finding out about fish in the Fitzroy (research story)

March 2019

Environmental water requirements for the Fitzroy River (project update Feb 2019)

March 2019

Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf (presentation Feb 2019)

February 2019

Understanding risks to shorebirds & fisheries from reduced Gulf river flows (presentation Feb 2019)

February 2019

Environmental-economic accounting for the Mitchell River catchment (start-up factsheet)

February 2019

Use of otolith chemistry to trace life history variability in barramundi (presentation Dec 2018)

Environmental assessments: Support development and evaluation of Queensland Water Plans (presentation Dec 2018)

Palaeo-tracers: A brief overview of some chemical tracers used to reconstruct past aquatic environments (presentation Dec 2018)

Stable Isotopes, Fatty Acids and Compound Specific Stable Isotopes of Fatty Acids as biomarkers (presentation Dec 2018)

Community-level migration patterns of fish throughout the Mitchell River (presentation Dec 2018)

Direct and indirect interactions with vegetation shape crocodylian ecology at multiple scales (scientific paper)

December 2018

Somaweera, R., Brien, M., Platt, S., Manolis, C., & Webber, B. (2018). Direct and indirect interactions with vegetation shape crocodylian ecology at multiple scales. Freshwater Biology, Freshwater Biology, 12/09/2018.

Defining metrics of success for feral animal management in northern Australia (project update Oct 2018)

November 2018

Transdisciplinary research for water management (start-up factsheet)

November 2018

Thermal and asphyxia exposure risk to freshwater fish in feral-pig-damaged tropical wetlands (scientific paper)

November 2018

Waltham, N., & Schaffer, J. (2018). Thermal and asphyxia exposure risk to freshwater fish in feral‐pig‐damaged tropical wetlands. Journal of Fish Biology, 93(4), 723-728.

Links between Gulf rivers and coastal productivity (project update Oct 2018)

Environmental water needs for the Mitchell River (project update Oct 2018)

Wiltma Nargun Lahan – Walking on Wagiman Land (impact story)

Science and community collaboration (impact story)

Remote environmental monitoring in northern Australia (impact story)

Managing tropical littoral rainforest (impact story)

Applying knowledge of river flow–ecology links (start-up factsheet)

September 2018

Building trust and establishing legitimacy across scientific, water management and Indigenous cultures (scientific paper)

August 2018

Jackson S. 2018. Building trust and establishing legitimacy across scientific, water management and Indigenous cultures. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, DOI: 10.1080/13241583.2018.1505994

Developing eDNA methods to detect Top End animals (start-up factsheet)

August 2018

What do crocodiles eat? (research story)

July 2018

Estuarine crocodiles in a tropical coastal floodplain obtain nutrition from terrestrial prey (journal article)

July 2018

Adame F, Jardine T, Fry B, Valdez D, Lindner G, Nadji, J & Bunn S. 2018. Estuarine crocodiles in a tropical coastal floodplain obtain nutrition from terrestrial prey. PLOS ONE. 13. e0197159. 10.1371/journal.pone.0197159.

Continental-scale decrease in net primary productivity in streams due to climate warming (scientific paper)

June 2018

Song C, Dodds WK, Rüegg J, Argerich A, Baker CL, Bowden WB, Douglas MM, Farrell KJ, Flinn MB, Garcia EA, Helton AM, Harms TK, Jia S, Jones JB, Koenig LE, Kominoski JS, McDowell WH, McMaster D, Parker SP, Rosemond AD, Ruffing CM, Sheehan KR, Trentman MT, Whiles MR, Wollheim WM & Ballantyne IV F. 2018. Continental-scale decrease in net primary productivity in streams due to climate warming. Nature Geoscience 11, pp 415–420.

Links between Gulf rivers and food for migratory shorebirds (start-up factsheet)

May 2018

Exotic grass invasion alters microsite conditions limiting woody recruitment potential in an Australian savanna (scientific paper)

e-Flows synthesis project (presentation)

Setterfield, S., Clifton, P., Hutley, L., Rossiter-Rachor, N., & Douglas, M. (2018). Exotic grass invasion alters microsite conditions limiting woody recruitment potential in an Australian savanna. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Scientific Reports, 12/2018, Vol.8(1).

Environmental-economic accounting for interconnected ecosystem assets and ecosystem services in the Mitchell catchment (presentation)

Defining metrics of success for feral animal management in northern Australia (presentation)

Effect of flow alteration on estuaries in the Gulf of Carpentaria (presentation Feb 2018)

Critical water needs to sustain freshwater ecosystems and aquatic biodiversity in the Mitchell River (presentation Apr 2018)

Climate drivers of the 2015 Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback (report 2017)

November 2017

Harris T, Hope P, Oliver E, Smalley R, Arblaster J, Holbrook N, Duke N, Pearce K, Braganza K, Bindoff N. 2017. Climate drivers of the 2015 Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback. Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub Technical Report No. 2, NESP Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub, Australia.

Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (presentation)

November 2017

Remote recycling, rubbish and marine debris management in north front

Remote recycling, rubbish and marine debris management in north Australia needs strong helping hands: Summary of Cape York Peninsula community case studies (final report)

July 2017

Links between Gulf rivers and coastal productivity (project update May 2017)

May 2017

West Kimberley research overview (brochure Jun 2018)

May 2017

Top End research overview (brochure Jun 2018)

May 2017

Developing eDNA methods for tropical waters (start-up factsheet)

April 2017

Phylogeography of the mouth-brooding freshwater fish Glossamia aprion (Apogonidae) in northern and eastern Australia: Historical biogeography and allopatric speciation (scientific paper)

April 2017

Cook, B., Adams, M., Unmack, P., Burrows, D., Pusey, B., Perna, C., & Hughes, J. (2017). Phylogeography of the mouth-brooding freshwater fish Glossamia aprion (Apogonidae) in northern and eastern Australia: Historical biogeography and allopatric speciation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121(4), 833–848. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blx035

Understanding climate-change adaptation on Kakadu National Park, using a combined diagnostic and modelling framework: a case study at Yellow Water wetland (scientific paper)

April 2017

Leo X. C., Bayliss P., McGregor S., Christophersen P., Scheepers K., Woodward E., Ligtermoet E., & Melo L.F. C. (2017). Understanding climate-change adaptation on Kakadu National Park, using a combined diagnostic and modelling framework: a case study at Yellow Water wetland. Marine and Freshwater Research 69, 1146-1158.

Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (final report)

February 2017

Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (report appendices)

February 2017

Collaborative research partnerships inform monitoring and management of aquatic ecosystems by Indigenous rangers (scientific paper)

December 2016

Dobbs, R., Davies, C., Walker, M., Pettit, N., Pusey, B., Close, P., Akune, Y., Walsham, N., Smith, B., Wiggan, A., Cox, P., Ward, D., Tingle, F., Kennett, R., Jackson, M., & Davies, P. (2016). Collaborative research partnerships inform monitoring and management of aquatic ecosystems by Indigenous rangers. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 26(4), 711-725. DOI: 10.1007/s11160-015-9401-2

Managing savanna riparian zones (start-up factsheet)

November 2016

Fire and weeds in the Top End (start-up factsheet)

November 2016

Links between Gulf rivers and coastal productivity start-up - front

Links between Gulf rivers and coastal productivity (start-up factsheet)

October 2016

Indigenous NRM in Kakadu National Park (start-up factsheet)

September 2016

Indigenous water needs for the Fitzroy River catchment (start-up factsheet)

September 2016

Multi-objective planning in northern Australia (start-up factsheet)

September 2016

Environmental water needs for the Fitzroy River (start-up factsheet)

August 2016

Environmental water needs for the Mitchell start-up - front

Environmental water needs for the Mitchell River (start-up factsheet)

August 2016

Environmental water needs for the Daly start-up front

Environmental water needs for the Daly River (start-up factsheet)

August 2016

Environmental DNA – Forensic DNA detection of aquatic species and profiling of entire biological communities (presentation)

Otoliths (fish ear stone): natural recorders of change in aquatic environments (presentation)

Tracing water sources and greenhouse gases using field-based stable isotope techniques (presentation May 2016)

Using animal audio for species detection (presentation May 2016)

Underwater video for surveying fauna (presentation May 2016)

Bacteria in tropical floodplain soils are sensitive to changes in saltwater (scientific paper)

April 2016

Nelson Tiffanie M., Streten Claire, Gibb Karen S., Chariton Anthony A. (2016) Bacteria in tropical floodplain soils are sensitive to changes in saltwater. Marine and Freshwater Research 69, 1110-1123. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF16033.

Productivity and Connectivity in Tropical Riverscapes of Northern Australia: Ecological Insights for Management Ecosystems (scientific paper)

April 2016

Pettit, N.E., Naiman, R.J., Warfe, D.M. et al. Productivity and Connectivity in Tropical Riverscapes of Northern Australia: Ecological Insights for Management Ecosystems (2017). 20: 492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-016-0037-4

Kakadu Research News: October 2015

October 2015

Erosion, sediment transport and deposition in the Daly River catchment: Implications for catchment management (report)

April 2015

Developing guidelines for agriculture development in northern Australia to avoid and reduce accelerated erosion

Developing conservation and management priorities for aquatic biodiversity (start-up factsheet)

developing conservation & mgt priorities front

Hydrodynamic modelling of tidal inundation from sea level rise in Kakadu National Park

Dynamics of plant communities and the impact of saltwater intrusion on the floodplains of Kakadu National Park (journal article)

Hydrodynamic modelling of saline inundation from sea level rise in Kakadu National Park

Assessing sea level-rise risks to coastal floodplains in the Kakadu Region, northern Australia, using a tidally driven hydrodynamic model (journal article)

Seasonal habitats, decadal trends in abundance and cultural values of magpie geese (Anseranus semipalmata) on coastal floodplains in the Kakadu Region, northern Australia (journal article)

Alligator Power (RipRap article)