Modelling dry season flows and predicting the impact of water extraction on a flagship species

A. Georges, I. Webster, F. Guarino, P. Jolly, M. Thoms and S. Doody
CRC for Freshwater Ecology and the Applied Ecology Research Group The aim of this project was to contribute to recommendations on environmental flows to ensure that they are consistent with maintaining the biota of the Daly River, given competing demands of agriculture, recreation and tourism, conservation and Aboriginal culture. The focus is on flow, connectivity and water temperatures. The report is important as it uses a flagship species to determine the effects of a reduction in water levels. The reduction in water level, would be a result of increases in argiculture. This flagship species can be used to continue to measure the health of the Daly river.

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