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Update on the RIver Murray

litfuse — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:47:47 +0000

Responding to Andrew Wallace blogpost on Technocracynet, below are links to some blogposts and podcasts on River Murray, mostly focused on the lower reaches of the River which are under extreme stress and at risk of permanent ecological damage.

Rebecca Lester on Coorong and Lower Lakes

Acid Mud in the Lower Lakes

Dan Rogers on Aquatic Birds of the Coorong

A Regional Science Forum for the Lower River Murray (over 20 blog posts and podcasts)

Mike Young on ideas for “future proofing” the Murray Darling Basin

Written by Paul Dalby on 29 October 2008

Rebecca Lester at SAMDB Community Science Forum

litfuse — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:42:09 +0000

Today I went to the SAMDB Community Science Forum at Tailem Bend. Rebecca Lester from Flinders University gave a presentation on the different states of the Coorong. Rebecca talked about how different management options would lead to different states formed on the Coorong.

Written by Lauren on 20th August 2008

Bootcamp, climate change and seeing the blogs arrive

litfuse — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:28:11 +0000

For those of you who follow the LitFuse site, you would know that I helped run a “Bootcamp” on web2.0 technologies on Friday. As part of the Bootcamp, the participants are learning how to blog and respond to other blogs.

We have started a conversation about the future of farming in southern Australia given the likely climate shifts as a result of global warming. Mike Seyfang has pointed to these blogs here. (Note that I saw Mike’s blog-post come up in my Google Reader today)

I would like to refer the participants, especially in response to Michael’s blog, to the Lower Murray Landscape Futures project that investigated the impact of global warming on the landscape, economics and social impact in the lower murray region of Australia. You can click on the podcast link to listen to the key scientists talking about the project, or you can download the Executive Summary from the Publications page. If you really want to geek out, try installing Google Earth and looking at the different scenarios overlaid over an image of the region.

To summarise what the project found, climate change may in fact offer better economic opportunities for farmers in this region, assuming Australia adopts a carbon trading scheme which will make biomass fuels and biomass energy economic to produce. However, there may need to be some restoration of native habitat on land that will have a lower economic value and greater ecological value under the different climate change scenarios.

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SAMDB Regional Science Forum

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:47:26 +0000

The South Australian Murray Darling Basin Natural Resources Management (SAMDB NRM) Board hosted a Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 to showcase research undertaken in the region to staff from the Board, scientists, Board members and community members.

The event was co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

The common themes of the day were for investors in environmental and natural resources management to form strong partnerships between researchers and planners/policy makers, to invest in long term monitoring and to focus investment where it is likely to achieve greatest outcomes for the environment, economy and community.

Photos of the event are tagged ‘samdbrsf’.

Podcasts are available for each of the speakers by subscribing to http://feeds.litfuse.com.au/litfuse in i-Tunes or equivalent, or by clicking on the individual blogs below and downloading the mp3 files one by one:

David Wotton (SAMDB NRM Board), Welcome and introduction
Lynette Crocker, Welcome to Country
Wayne Meyer (University of Adelaide), The place, role and future of NRM: reflections on South Australia’s progress relative to other world experience
Stephanie Williams (DWLBC), Natural Resource Management Research Alliance
Qifeng Ye (SARDI), Influences of salinity and water quality on the recruitment dynamics of fishes in the Lower River Murray
Dan Rogers (University of Adelaide), Coorong Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Ecology: Aquatic birds of the Coorong; spatial and temporal patterns
Kate Holland (CSIRO), Response of the River Murray floodplain to flooding and groundwater management
Stuart Pillman (DEH), Biological survey
David Paton (University of Adelaide), Fire impacts in Ngarkat
Brian Deegan (University of Adelaide), Coorong Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Ecology: Productivity and tropho-dynamics of the Coorong Lagoons,
Russell Crosbie (CSIRO), Surface Water – Groundwater interactions in River Murray wetlands and implications for water quality and ecology
Mark Lethbridge (Flinders University), Identifying high value areas for revegetation
Damian Pearce (DWLBC), River Murray Forest Project
Mardi van der Wielen (SAMDB NRM Board), Identify ecological responses to environmental flows in the EMLR
Tapas Biswas (SARDI), Salinity impact on Lower Murray horticulture Stage 3: Application and knowledge transfer of DEP15 outcomes
Rob Stevens (SARDI), Managing horticultural production under a more saline environment
Brett Bryan (CSIRO), Lower Murray Landscape Futures
Ross Ballard (SARDI), Mallee dryland grazing systems – Lucerne and new perennial legumes
Mike Bennell (DWLBC), Development of multi-product biomass industries for South Australia
Holger Maier (University of Adelaide), Sensitivity analysis of models used to predict the effects of policy decisions on salinity levels in the River Murray
Peter Hayman (SARDI), Understanding and managing the impact of seasonal variability on the South Australian Murray Darling Basin economy, ecology and social structures
Jeff Connor (CSIRO), Assessment of Market Based Instruments in SAMDB NRM region
Anne Morgan (O’Connor NRM), Assessment of biodiversity auctions

This blog was written by Paul Dalby

Wayne Meyer – Place, role and future of NRM

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:45:50 +0000

The podcast of Wayne Meyer’s (University of Adelaide) presentation “The place, role and future of NRM: reflections on South Australia’s progress relative to other world experience”.

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Lynette Crocker – Welcome to Country

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:44:44 +0000

The podcast of Lynette Crocker’s Welcome to Country speech at the SAMDB NRM Board’s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Stephanie Williams – Update on NRM Research Alliance

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:43:15 +0000

The podcast of Stephanie Williams’ (DWLBC) presentation on “Update on the Alliance and the opportunities it will provide to the regions”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

David Wotton – Regional Science Forum

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:43:05 +0000

The podcast of David Wotton’s (Chair of the SAMDB NRM Board) presentation from the SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 to showcase research undertaken in the region to staff from the Board, scientists, Board members and community members.

The event was co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Dan Rogers – Aquatic birds of the Coorong

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:42:55 +0000

The podcast of Dan Rogers’ (University of Adelaide) presentation on “Coorong Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Ecology: Aquatic birds of the Coorong; spatial and temporal patterns”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Qifeng Ye – Recruitment of fish

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:42:40 +0000

A podcast of Qifeng Ye’s (SARDI) presentation on “Influences of salinity and water quality on the recruitment dynamics of fishes in the Lower River Murray”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Kate Holland – Response of floodplain to flooding

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:42:28 +0000

The podcast of Kate Holland’s (CSIRO) presentation on “Response of the River Murray floodplain to flooding and groundwater management”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Jeff Foulkes – Biological Survey

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:42:04 +0000

The podcast of Jeff Foulkes’ (DEH) presentation on “Biological survey”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

David Paton – Fire impacts in Ngarkat

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:41:46 +0000

The podcast of David Paton’s (University of Adelaide) presentation on “Fire Impacts in Ngarkat”

Download pdf version of presentation (3.9 MB)

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Brian Deegan – Food web of the Coorong

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:41:27 +0000

The podcast of Brian Deegan’s (University of Adelaide) presentation on “Coorong Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Ecology: Productivity and tropho-dynamics of the Coorong Lagoons”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Russell Crosbie – River Murray wetlands

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:40:46 +0000

The podcast of Russell Crosbie’s (CSIRO) presentation on “Update on the Alliance and the opportunities it will provide to the regions”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Mark Lethbridge – High value for revegetation

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:40:31 +0000

The podcast of Mark Lethbridge’s (Flinders University) presentation on “Identifying high value areas for revegetation”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Damian Pearce – River Murray Forest

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:40:05 +0000

The podcast of Damian Pearce’s (DWLBC) presentation on “Update on River Murray Forest Project”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Mardi van der Wielen – Environmental Flows in the Eastern MLR

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:39:50 +0000

The podcast of Mardi van der Wielen’s (SAMDB NRM Board) presentation on “Identify ecological responses to environmental flows in the EMLR”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Tapas Biswas – Salinity impact on horticulture

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:39:18 +0000

The podcast of Tapas Biswas’ (SARDI) presentation on “Salinity impact on Lower Murray horticulture Stage 3: Application and knowledge transfer of DEP15 outcomes”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Rob Stevens – Horticulture under more saline environment

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:39:01 +0000

The podcast of Rob Stevens’ (SARDI) presentation on “Managing horticultural production under a more saline environment”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Brett Bryan – Lower Murray Landscape Futures

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:38:48 +0000

The podcast of Brett Bryan’s presentation on “Lower Murray Landscape Futures”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Ross Ballard – Lucerne and perennial legumes

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:37:17 +0000

The podcast of Ross Ballard’s (SARDI) presentation on “Mallee dryland grazing systems – Lucerne and new perennial legumes”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Mike Bennell – Biomass industries

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:37:03 +0000

The podcast of Mike Bennell’s (DWLBC) presentation on “Development of multi-product biomass industries for South Australia”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Holger Maier – Sensitivity analysis of salinity models

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:36:49 +0000

The podcast of Holger Maier’s (University of Adelaide) presentation on “Sensitivity analysis of models used to predict the effects of policy decisions on salinity levels in the River Murray”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.

Peter Hayman – Seasonal variability impacts on the SAMDB

litfuse — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:36:35 +0000

The podcast of Peter Hayman’s (SARDI) presentation on “Understanding and managing the impact of seasonal variability on the South Australian Murray Darling Basin economy, ecology and social structures”

SAMDB NRM Board‘s Regional Science Forum on 29 November 2007 co-sponsored by the SAMDB NRM Board and the Centre for Natural Resource Science.