Project 3.7.4 - Wetlands and floodplain: connectivity and hydro-ecological function
Project Leader: Dr Jim Wallace, CSIRO Land and
Water
The overall objective of Project 3.7.4 is to
develop the capability to predict the impacts of changes in land
use, management and climate on the flow and water quality regimes
and ecological dynamics in the wetlands and floodplains of
catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef. This will be
achieved via the following key objectives:
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Quantify how the flood regime affects the main sinks and sources
of sediment and nutrient and their transport across
floodplains;
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Develop a model to predict how the hydrological response and
connectivity of tropical floodplains are affected by land use, land
and water management and climate; and
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Develop models that link ecological structure (e.g.
biodiversity, community patterns) and processes to the core
floodplain hydrology model to quantify the consequences of changes
in water body connectivity between freshwater and saline waterways
for biodiversity, biological connectivity and proper ecological
function.
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