Ecological outcomes of flow regimes
| Objective: | To tie together ecological and flow data, creating predictive models to help provide a more accurate assessment of ecologically sustainable levels of extraction in the Murray Darling Basin MDB. |
| Funding: | Up to $1,281,000 plus applicable GST from the Australian Government towards cost associated with supporting the work program. The total value of the project is up to $1,281,000. |
| Jurisdiction: | Multi state |
| Commencing: | May 2008 |
| Completion: | September 2010 |
Progress
Project details
This project is proceeding in two phases. The first is the collection and collation of a range of data sets detailing ecological system responses to flow regimes. Experts with access to unpublished and difficult-to-source data are engaged to collate these data sets.
The second phase is to infer quantitative relations between flow regimes and environmental outcomes. Experts will attend a workshop to negotiate and refine ideas on these relationships, and then develop guidelines for their management.
Project benefits
Metadatabase - sharing knowledge on data that can provide empirical evidence for describing relations between flow regime and ecological outcomes.
Guidelines - tools to facilitate the development of environmental flow regimes.
Assessment - better appreciation of sustainable levels of extraction for the MDB using quantifiable relationships between flows and ecosystem responses.