Daly River Vegetation mapping project: updated final report

1:100,000 scale map of the native vegetation in the Nothern territory, Project report to NT NRMB, Luke Peel, 2009. Technical Report 08/2009D.

This project was successful in researching and developing a suitable method by which native vegetation can be mapped at a refined scale in a more rapid and cost effective way than previous methods allowed. An intermediate map product of the Daly Catchment was produced at 1:100,000 scale depicting broad structural vegetation community types.

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Daly Basin Vegetation Mapping trial methodology completed by CDU eCognition group

Charles Darwin University, Tropical Spatial Sciences Group (2007?)
This trial was to ascertain the capabilities of eCognition to classify remotely sensed data and other products to identify land types and classify them into groups based on vegetation, lithology and location in the landscape.
http://ecognitiondalyriver.wikispaces.com/

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Daly basin draft vegetation mapping

Report to Dept. of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts, Northern Territory and Greening Australia, Northern Territory by Bernard Fitzpatrick, Spatial 31 Pty Ltd, 25 Sept. 2006.

Spatial 3i Pty Ltd was engaged to produce a draft map of the vegetation communities of the Daly Catcahment based on LANDSAT TM imagery provided by the Northern territory Dept. of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts.

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Seasonal tidal and freshwater chemistry of the south Alligator and Daly rivers

Chappell, John and Ward, Peter. 1985 in Coasts and Tidal Wetlands of the Australian Monsoon Region, eds K.N. Bardsley, J.D.S Davie and C.D. Woodroffe, Australian National University North Australia Research Unit Mangrove Monograph no.1, Darwin.
Describes major changes in inorganic chemical properties of two large tidal rivers, the Daly and the South Alligator, through the wet-dry season cycle. Wet season water quality is determined largely by flood runofffrom the catchment. Dry season chemistry is affected by turbulent diffusion of seawater upstream.

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Hydrology of the lower Daly River, Northern Territory

Chappell, John and Bardsley, Kristin. 1985. Australian National University, North Australia Research Unit, Darwin.
This survey describes statistical behaviour of the freshwater discharge of the Daly River just upstream of the tidal limit, and inundation of the floodplains below the tidal limit. Objectives of this report include description of the statistical behaviour of discharge throughout the wet season.

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A statistical analysis of flood hydrology and bankfull discharge for the Daly River catchment, Northern Territory, Australia.

Paul Rustomji, 2009
CSIRO: Water for a healthy country flagship report series, 09/2009
This report presents a flood frequency analysis for ten gauging stations within the Daly River catchment.

Landscape design for maintaining ecosystem services in tropical agricultural landscapes:

The response of fauna and flora to landscape mosaics and implications for land clearing policy.
Report to Land and Water Australia. Dept. of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport, Darwin. Griffiths, A.D. et al., 2009
Project TRC07 - Managed through Tropical Savanna CRC

"To investigate the relationship between fragmentation, habitat loss and terrestrial biodiversity we conducted extensive surveys in the Douglas Daly region of the Top End of the Northern Territory in 2007 and 2008. This study shows that the impacts of land clearing on biodiversity are substantial at the scale of individual properties (represented as “landscapes” in this study), even if they retain some areas of native vegetation."

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A model to predict the response of the benthic macroalga Spirogyra to reduced base flow in the tropical Australia

S. A. Townsend and A. V. Padovan 2009
River Research and Applications v. 25(9) p. 1193-1203

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/122208520/ABSTRACT
A model was developed to predict the impact of reduced dry season base flow, due to groundwater and river extraction, on the standing crop of Spirogyra along an 18 km reach of the Daly River, located in the Australian wet/dry tropics.

Visions of Tropical River Futures for Northern Australia

N. Collier, Coast 2 Coast Conference, Darwin 2008
Potential scenarios for the Daly River region are explored using a systems modelling approach engaging multiple stakeholders.
http://www.track.gov.au/publications/registry/144

TRaCK Project: 1.1: Scenarios for tropical rivers and coasts: integrating the TRaCK research program

The future of tropical rivers: which vision is the most sustainable?

Garnett, S and Collier N. 2008
RiPRaP (River and Riparian Lands Management Newsletter) n. 33 pp.41-42.
http://lwa.gov.au/products/pn20694
TRaCK Project 1.1: Scenarios for tropical rivers and coasts: integrating the TRaCK research program

Exploring scenarios for a tropical river catchment using systems dynamics modelling

River Symposium Conference, Brisbane 2008.
Potential scenarios for the Daly River region are explored using a systems modelling approach engaging multiple stakeholders.
http://www.track.gov.au/publications/registry/158
see TRaCK project 1.1 Scenarios for tropical rivers and coasts: integrating the TRaCK research program

Sediment sources and channel dynamics, Daly River, Northern Australia

R.J. Wasson, L. Furlonger, D. Parry, T. Pietsch, E. Valentine and D. Williams, 2009.
Geomorphology doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.06.022
The Daly River occupies a mainly undisturbed large catchment in the Australian wet-dry tropics. Concerns about possible increased sediment input to the River from clearing and cropping has motivated this study of fine sediment sources.

Available through Science Direct

Aspects of Modelling the Daly River

Valentine, Eric M.
In: Proceedings of Water Down Under 2008; pages: 875-884. Lambert, Martin (Editor); Daniell, Trevor M (Editor); Leonard, Michael (Editor). Modbury, SA: Engineers Australia ; Causal Productions, 2008.
"Observations suggest that there has been considerable siltation in the estuary since 1880, and there are indications that there are instabilities in the channel plan form. The question as to whether these instabilities are driven by hydrological or anthropogenic influences from previous limited agricultural development is crucial to the decision on future development and how it should be managed. A numerical model of the hydrodynamics and morphology of the Daly River is being constructed to help determine the transport and fate of sediments on the floodplain and in the channel. This paper presents an overview of some model approaches being applied to the Daly River."

Available through Informit Engineering Collection or through the National Library.

River floodplain - foodweb subsidies

Stuart Bunn
This project will describe how seasonal flooding of rivers over their floodplains contributes to changes in the foodweb as feeding grounds for aquatic fauna expand and contract and determine how some current land management practices are affecting the floodplain food webs of northern rivers. The primary focus for the project will be the Mitchell River floodplain in Queensland. Some components of the project will also take place in the Daly River floodplain in the Northern Territory.
http://www.track.gov.au/research-projects/503

Gamba Grass Management in the Lower Daly

Wangamaty Landcare Co-ordinator - Joye Maddison
The Wangamaty Landcare Group and the MalakMalak rangers find and spray Gamba grass annually in the wet season and also identify & treat other grassy weeds. At the same time they to support and encourage other landholders to control and monitor their Gamba sites. The management strategy is to identify & treat ‘outliers’, follow-up at previously treated sites, survey and then tackle larger sites. Crucial to the Gamba management strategy is collecting and recording data for every site and every single outlier plant treated. This information is then passed on to DNRETAS Weed Management branch.

Groundwater in the Daly Basin

Tickell, S. 2009, Technical report no. 27/2008D
The Daly Basin is a geological basin that contains two major aquifers in limestone formations. Groundwater cannot move between the aquifers as they are separated by impervious siltstone formations. Significant recharge to the aquifers occurs in most years. The groundwater drains to the Daly River and its major tributaries, causing them to flow all year round. These permanent treams support distinctive ecosystems both within the river and along its banks. The aquifers store and transmit significant volumes of groundwater. Quantities suitable for irrigation can often be extracted from individual bores. There is a small but increasing agricultural industry. Water allocation plans are currently being developed to ensure that both surface waters and groundwaters are used sustainable. Maintenance of dry season river flows and of the ecosystems that they support are the main guiding principles behind water management in the basin.

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http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/hpa-services/techreport?report_id=WRD08027

River Stability Issues in Northern Australia

Valentine, Eric M. 2006, in 30th Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium: Past, Present & Future. p. 568 -575
The Northern Territory Government plans to convert pastoral leases in the Daly River region to agriculture. Prior to this development it is important to understand the sediment dynamics of the system and the potential impacts on the river of water abstraction for irrigation. There is considerable debate about the effects that potential development of the river basin may have on the river channel. It has been suggested that there has been considerable siltation in the estuary since 1880, and recent observations of the channel indicate that there are instabilities in the channel plan-form. The question as to whether these instabilities are driven by hydrological or anthropogenic influences is crucial to the decision on future development and how it should be managed.
Source: Informit Engineering Collection.

Wangamaty (Lower Daly River) Management Plan

ECOZ Environmental Services, (2004?)
The Wangamaty Landcare Group (WLG) initiated this study to investigate the adoption of an integrated management plan for the Lower Daly region. Recommendations include:

• implemention of a 5 year Weed Action Plan
• development of an up to date legislative framework and planning instrument to identify and rectify gaps in dealing with resource management issues
• recommendations for managing riparian zones, rainforest and wetlands
• identification of monitoring needs
• professional development with the WLG
• water allocation plan and natural resource management strategy
• pest animal study
• strategic fire management plan

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Fishing the 'big rivers' in Australia's Northern territory: market diversification for the Daly River

Carson, D. Schmallegger, D.
2009 CABI (ISBN 9781845934682)
This e-book chapter is concerned with the fishing assets (including rivers, estuaries, lakes and billabongs) of the Northern Territory (Australia) and how their use might reflect on innovation in the tourism destination system. Specifically, the chapter examines the level of diversity in the fishing tourism marketplace in the Northern Territory. The research considers two aspects: the first is the diversity of trips taken to the Northern Territory which feature fishing as an activity (trip patterns); and the second is the industry response to the market in terms of the structure of the product mix and marketing strategies (industrial organization) of one of the big-river fishing destinations in the Territory's Top End. Data from the Northern Territory Travel Monitor (2000-04) are used to describe trip patterns and a case study of the Daly River is used to analyse industrial organization.

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Agronomic Studies on the Productivity of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L. cv. Guatemala 4) under Rainfed and Irrigated Conditions in the NT

Kaplan, S; Routley, GE; Spillman, MF; Sturtz, JD; Muchow, RC
Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 30, No. 3, p 395-403, 1990.
Field experiments were conducted at Berrimah, Douglas Daly and Katherine in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia during the 1987-88 and 1988- 89 wet seasons to obtain yield data for kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L, cv. Guatemala 4) grown under rainfed and irrigated conditions.