Australia's Murray Darling Basin: Freshwater ecosystem conservation options in an era of climate change
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Pittock, James; Finlayson, Max
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River flows in the MurrayDarling Basin, as in many regions in the world, are vulnerable to climate change, anticipated to exacerbate current, substantial losses of freshwater biodiversity. Additional declines in water quantity and quality will have an adverse impact on existing freshwater ecosystems. We critique current river-management programs, including the proposed 2011 Basin Plan for Australia's MurrayDarling Basin, focusing primarily on implementing environmental flows. River management...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Pittock, James | |
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dc.contributor.author | Finlayson, Max | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T23:31:21Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1323-1650 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/68589 | |
dc.description.abstract | River flows in the MurrayDarling Basin, as in many regions in the world, are vulnerable to climate change, anticipated to exacerbate current, substantial losses of freshwater biodiversity. Additional declines in water quantity and quality will have an adverse impact on existing freshwater ecosystems. We critique current river-management programs, including the proposed 2011 Basin Plan for Australia's MurrayDarling Basin, focusing primarily on implementing environmental flows. River management programs generally ignore other important conservation and adaptation measures, such as strategically located freshwater-protected areas. Whereas most river-basin restoration techniques help build resilience of freshwater ecosystems to climate change impacts, different measures to enhance resilience and reoperate water infrastructure are also required, depending on the degree of disturbance of particular rivers on a spectrum from free-flowing to highly regulated. A crucial step is the conservation of free-flowing river ecosystems where maintenance of ecological processes enhances their capacity to resist climate change impacts, and where adaptation may be maximised. Systematic alteration of the operation of existing water infrastructure may also counter major climate impacts on regulated rivers. | |
dc.publisher | CSLI Publications | |
dc.source | Marine and Freshwater Research | |
dc.subject | Keywords: adaptive management; biodiversity; climate change; climate effect; conservation management; disturbance; ecological impact; ecosystem management; infrastructural development; protected area; restoration ecology; river basin; river flow; river management; biodiversity; environmental flows; free-flowing; infrastructure; regulated; rivers; water; wetlands | |
dc.title | Australia's Murray Darling Basin: Freshwater ecosystem conservation options in an era of climate change | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 62 | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160507 - Environment Policy | |
local.identifier.absfor | 050205 - Environmental Management | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060204 - Freshwater Ecology | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | f2965xPUB1766 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Pittock, James, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Finlayson, Max, Charles Sturt University | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 232 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 243 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1071/MF09319 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 940110 - Environmental Services | |
local.identifier.absseo | 960301 - Climate Change Adaptation Measures | |
local.identifier.absseo | 961204 - Rehabilitation of Degraded Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T08:17:03Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-79953216708 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000288566900003 | |
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