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Project Details
Description
River channel over-enlargement due to erosion threatens to disconnect floodplain wetlands from vital overbank flows. Wetland disconnection diminishes the efficacy of environmental water entitlements and management actions aimed at supporting aquatic ecosystem functions and values. This project uses a novel geomorphological approach to channel analysis and stream-power modelling to determine channel-to-wetland connectivity, hotspots of erosion, and the trajectory of channel change affecting flow and inundation in the Macquarie Marshes and Gwydir Wetlands. Our validated, end-user focused assessment protocol aims to evaluate and reduce the risk of channel erosion and wetland disconnection as part of water and conservation decision-making across NSW.
| Status | Finished |
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| Effective start/end date | 31/03/19 → 30/06/22 |
Research output
- 2 Conference proceeding contribution
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Delineating multiple flow paths in anastomosing river systems with wetlands using DEMs
Ralph, T. J., Farebrother, W., Larkin, Z. T., Ocock, J., Helander, C., Yousefi, N., Kobayashi, T., Hesse, P. P. & Fryirs, K. A., 2021, Proceedings of the 10th Australian Stream Management Conference, 2-4 August 2021. Boyd, T., Coker, M., Gregor, S., Miller, A., Morris, A., Russell, K., Rutherford, I. D., Vietz, G. J., Walker, J. & Wood, A. (eds.). Melbourne: River Basin Management Society, p. 53-60 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Exploring the relationship between channel bed control structures and stream power in low-gradient floodplain wetlands
Ralph, T. J., Larkin, Z., Farebrother, W., Ocock, J., Hosking, T., Kobayashi, T., Hughes, M., Hesse, P. P. & Fryirs, K. A., 2021, Proceedings of the 10th Australian Stream Management Conference, 2-4 August 2021. Boyd, T., Coker, M., Gregor, S., Miller, A., Morris, A., Russell, K., Rutherford, I. D., Vietz, G. J., Walker, J. & Wood, A. (eds.). Melbourne: River Basin Management Society, p. 240-246 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
Impacts
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Wetlands in Drylands: conservation through environmental research, citizen science and global engagement
Tim Ralph (Participant)
Impact: Science impacts, Environment impacts, Policy impacts, Society impacts