An assessment of the conservation values of the wetlands of the lower and middle reaches of the Daly River, Northern Territory ...

French, Veronica, 2007, An assessment of the conservation values of the wetlands of the lower and middle reaches of the Daly River, Northern Territory, against criteria for national heritage and the Ramsar Convention on wetlands. MSc in World Heritage Management, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin. 188 p.

This thesis provides a summary of the natural, historical and cultural values of the wetlands in the Daly River region and evaluates them against criteria for National Heritage and Ramsar listing.

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

Analysis of policies, institutions and stakeholders as a tool in integrated assessment of wetlands in Northern Australia : a case study of Daly River

P. Shrestha
Wageningen University, April 2005
The present research explores the influence of institutions, particularly the policies, on the functions provided by wetlands by taking examples of the wetlands in Daly River and Mary River Catchments of the Northern Territory of Australia. It was observed that the wetlands in the research areas were subjected to multiple indirect policies and legislations, which varied across the modes of land use. The policies were categorised into primary and secondary policies with former being directly associated with a given function of wetland and the latter indirectly associated. The range of policies applicable to a given function of the wetland affected it in both positive and negative ways. Positive influence was when the policies promoted the use of a function, which could be by different provisions such as issuing of licenses, granting permits and prescribing mechanisms to conduct the activities. The negative influence existed when various rights to different policies were applicable to the same function and the inconsistencies between them suppressed or discouraged to proceed its use, characterised by the need of additional time, additional cost and extra procedures applicable to conduct the activity.

Implications of an integrated ecosystem assessment for wetland management and planning in northern Australia.

M. Zylstra
Wageningen University May 2005
The aim of this thesis is to understand how an intergrated assessment using ecosystem function analysis and evaluation can be used to ensure the ecologically sustainable management and wise use of wetlands in northern Australia.

This thesis investigates the management implications of applying function analysis to wetlands in 3 research areas: the Daly River, Mary River and East Alligator River catchments.

Integrated ecosystem assessment of wetlands in the Northern Territory: a tool for NRM (Summary for Stakeholders)

O. Ypma and M. Zylstra
Environmental System Analysis Group
Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR)

This report contains information on the ecological, sociocultural and economic values of the Daly and Mary River wetlands. It should be kept in mind that, as a pilot project, there were clear limitations in data, analysis and time.

Integrated Assessment of Stakeholder Interests and Trade-offs in use of Wetland Functions: A Case Study of the Daly, Mary and Kunbarllanjnja Wetlands

O. Ypma
Wageningen University, May 2005
The wetlands in northern Australia provide people with numerous benefits, such as food and water, which support people’s quality of life. This is especially the case with wetlands in the Daly and Mary River catchments and Kunbarllanjnja. These areas differ in the scale of agricultural development and are being used by different people who want to profit from the provided benefits. This leads to different interests in wetlands. The different interests occasionally lead to competition between persons or groups over wetland functions such as water supply. To facilitate an equal distribution in using wetland functions among the persons or groups, the competing interests have to be balanced (trade-offs) in order to develop sustainable management of the wetland functions and efficient policy to protect the wetlands from quantity and quality degradation.

An integrated analysis has been conducted in this thesis with the main objective to identify the main interests of individual stakeholder and stakeholder groups along with actual and potential trade-offs regarding the use of the wetlands in Daly and Mary River catchments and Kunbarllanjnja in Northern Australia.

Economic importance of the wetlands in the Mary and the Daly River catchments in Northern Australia

C. Mabire
Wageningen University

This report is studying the economic benefits provided by the wetlands in the Northern Territory in Australia. Expressing the wetland's values in monetary terms is a common and tangible way to discuss the preferences through choices and tradeoffs that stakeholders make. Thus, this study focuses on the socio economic characteristics providing an overview of the economic benefits provided by a range of selected goods and services.

Integrated assessment of wetland services and values as a tool to analyse policy trade-offs and management options

A case study in the Daly and Mary River catchments, northern Australia.
de Groot R, Finlayson M, Verschuuren B, Ypma O & Zylstra M
Supervising Scientist Report 198, Supervising Scientist, Darwin NT. 2008
The aim of this study was to provide a framework for the analysis of the ecosystem services provided by the wetland and riverine ecosystems of northern Australia. A key implication for management is that by explicitly stating the functions and values of wetland ecosystems and identifying where benefits are likely to accrue, it provides justification for specific management actions and proposals. By highlighting potential trade-offs, the decision-making process can become more transparent and encourage consensus and communication between stakeholder representatives and government agencies.
http://www.environment.gov.au/ssd/publications/ssr/198.html

Analysis of the Functions and Ecological importance of the Daly and Mary River catchments in Northern Australia

S. Bachet
Wageningen University and Research Centre, April 2005
Thesis assessing the functions and ecological importance provided by the Northern wetlands of Australia. The study is conducted in two areas: the Mary and the Daly River catchments.