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Monitoring river health in the wet-dry tropics: strategic considerations, community participation and indicators

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Title

Monitoring river health in the wet-dry tropics: strategic considerations, community participation and indicators,

Creator

Townsend, Simon, Humphreys, Chris, Choy, Satish, Dobbs, Rebecca, Burford, Michele, Hunt, Richard, Jardine, Tim, Kennard, Mark, Shellberg, Jeff, Woodward, Emma,

Collection

E-Publications, E-Books, PublicationNT,

Date

2012,

Description

The Framework for the Assessment of River and Wetland Health provides a comprehensive outline for surveillance-type river health monitoring, underpinned by the pressure–stressor–(ecological) response framework that seeks to link anthropogenic pressures to river health. Monitoring river health is an essential element of the adaptive management cycle, and can provide early warning of river health degradation. The logistical, resource and capacity constraints of monitoring, and the unique environment, necessitate the development of a monitoring system tailored to the wet–dry tropics. - Executive summary, Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,

Notes

This project was funded by the Australian Government through the National Water Commission’s Raising National Water Standards Program.,

Table of contents

Foreword -- Executive summary -- Strategic considerations for river health monitoring -- Indicators -- Community monitoring -- References,

Language

English,

Subject

Water quality, Environmental monitoring, Phytoplankton, Macroinvertebrates, Environmental aspects, Ecogenomics,

Publisher name

Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge, Charles Darwin University,

Place of publication

Casuarina,

Format

iv, 31 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 30 cm.,

File type

application/pdf.,

ISBN

9781921576676,

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.,

Related links

www.track.org.au/,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/291925,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/400954