Environmental manipulation to avoid a unique predator: Drinking hole excavation in the Agile Wallaby, Macropus agilis Ethology

J. S. Doody, R. Sims and M. Letnic
http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/cgi-bin/pubs_archive.cgi?target=G

Waterhole foodwebs: importance of waterholes as aquatic refugia and the biophysical processes that sustain these waterholes

S. Bunn
Researchers will describe when and where waterholes are present in the river landscape and investigate the main sources of water that sustain them. Primary sources of carbon and nitrogen and factors limiting plant growth and major sources of organic carbon supporting animals will be determined. Focus will be on animal species of commercial, recreational or cultural value. This research will facilitate the development of waterhole management and monitoring programs in order to protect their environmental, economic, cultural and social values.
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Sediment and waterholes: bedload transport in large tropical rivers and its effect on dry-season pool habitats

A. Brooks
The results from this and other TRaCK research will be used to develop models that quantify how water and sediment moves. This a building block to developing models of how land use change will affect sediment movement in north Australian rivers and the availability and function of waterhole habitats. Research will focus on the Mitchell and Daly Rivers
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