Bayesian network models for environmental flow decision making in the Daly River, Northern Territory, Australia

Terence U. Chan, Barry T. Hart, Mark J. Kennard, Bradley J. Pusey, Will Shenton, Michael M. Douglas, Eric Valentine, Sandeep Patel
River Research and Applications, Sept 2010
This paper reports the development and application of two Bayesian Network models to assist decision making on the environmental flows required to maintain the ecological health of the Daly River. The abundances of two fish species—barramundi (Lates calcarifer) and sooty grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosus)—were chosen as the ecological endpoints for the models, which linked dry season flows to key aspects of the biology of each species. If current extraction entitlements were fully utilized, the models showed there would be significant impacts on the populations of these two fish species.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rra.1456/abstract

Water in the Daly region report

Report on water in the Daly region of the Timor Sea drainage division from the northern Australia Sustainable Yeilds Report.
This region report contains information on water availability and demand, context and water balance results for the Daly region, August 2009.

http://www.csiro.au/resources/Daly-report-NASY.html

Water in the Timor Sea Drainage Division report

A report to the Australian government for the CSIRO Northern Australia Sustainable Yeilds Project. August 2009
The Daly is one of six regions covered in this report. Water resources are assessed using available historical data and modelling under various climate scenarios. Knowledge gaps are identified.

http://www.csiro.au/science/NASY-Timor-Sea.html

High and low flow regime changes at environmental assets across northern Australia under future climate and development scenarios

DL McJannet, JW Wallace, A Henderson and J McMahon, December 2009.
A report to the Australian government from the CSIRO Northern Australia Sustainable Yields Project.
This report summarises the assessment of the impact of current and predicted future water resources development on key environmental assets. It includes technical details on the approaches used and data produced and summarises data and knowledge gaps which must be addressed for robust future sustaianble yeilds assessments.

http://www.csiro.au/partnerships/NASY-Science-Reports.html

Diffuse groundwater recharge modelling across northern Australia

Russell S. Crosbie, James L. McCallum and Glenn A. Harrington, December 2009
A report to the Australian government from the CSIRO Northern Australia Sustainable Yeilds Project.
This report investigates the impact of climate changes scenarios on groundwater recharge in a range of north Australian catchments.

http://www.csiro.au/partnerships/NASY-Science-Reports.html

Diurnal and seasonal variations in CH4 flux from termite mounds in tropical savannas of the Northern Territory, Australia

Hizbullah Jamali, Stephen J. Livesley, Tracy Z. Dawes, Garry D. Cook, Lindsay B. Hutley, Stefan K. Arnd 2010, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Termites are estimated to contribute between <5 and 19% of the global methane (CH4) emissions. We measured CH4 fluxes from four common mound-building termite species (Microcerotermes nervosus, M. serratus, Tumulitermes pastinator and Amitermes darwini) diurnally and seasonally in tropical savannas in the Northern Territory, Australia. Our results showed that there were significant diel and seasonal variations of CH4 emissions from termite mounds and we observed large species specific differences.