Stories of science from the Australian Rivers Institute
The concept of ‘Environmental Water Requirements‘ in Australia’s recent water reform places impossible demands on science and limits the capacity for adaptive and participatory water management…
“Water managers are currently releasing water with the intention of emulating parts of the natural flow regime. My research aims to quantify some of the potential ecological benefits of these flow releases for freshwater fish,” says Mr Luke Carpenter.
Sunny Yu came to Australia to learn about how we can use data to better manage rivers
Jing Lu came to Australia as a student from China, but already knows the ropes of ecological restoration
By Catherine Leigh We all want healthy rivers. They provide us with fresh water and food, they bring us peace and enjoyment, and a huge variety of plants and animals call them home. Achieving and maintaining healthy rivers takes effort. One of key ingredients is monitoring. Just like us, rivers need regular check-ups to make [...]
Juan Tao moved from China to study the lung fish, a species that is unique to Australia.
By Catherine Leigh And it’s not just your average database. The Intermittent River Biodiversity Analysis and Synthesis (IRBAS) database is the first of its kind made specifically to store and provide access to biodiversity and environmental data collected from intermittent rivers all over the world. And guess what, it’s free! Why is this such big [...]
Catchment to Coast 