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Water flows on Cooper Creek in arid Australia determine 'boom' and 'bust' periods for waterbirds
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In this article, the authors used flow data and rainfall to estimate how often such habitat (boom periods) is created over a 100-year period, 1885-1995.About:
This article is published in Biological Conservation.The article was published on 1999-05-01. It has received 177 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drainage basin.read more
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Ecological impacts of dams, water diversions and river management on floodplain wetlands in Australia
TL;DR: In Australia, the Murray-Darling Basin is most affected with dams which can store 103% of annual runoff and 87% of divertible water extracted (1983-84 data) as discussed by the authors.
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Sources of organic carbon supporting the food web of an arid zone floodplain river
TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured rates of benthic primary production and respiration and sampled primary sources of organic carbon and consumers for stable isotope analysis in several river waterholes at four locations in the Cooper Creek system.
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Flow variability in dryland rivers: boom, bust and the bits in between
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that in-channel flows (flow pulses) may lead to food limitation and stress for populations of fish and other consumers in Australian dryland rivers.
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A fresh framework for the ecology of arid Australia
Stephen R. Morton,D.M. Stafford Smith,Chris R. Dickman,David Dunkerley,M.H. Friedel,Ryan R. J. McAllister,Julian Reid,David A. Roshier,Mike Smith,F.J. Walsh,Glenda M. Wardle,Ian Watson,Mark Westoby +12 more
TL;DR: Fourteen propositions distil the argument that most features of the Australian deserts are explicable in terms of two dominant physical and climatic elements: rainfall variability, leading to extended droughts and occasional flooding rains; and widespread nutrient poverty.
Climate change: an Australian guide to the science and potential impacts
Barrie Pittock,Angela Arthington,Trevor H. Booth,Peter J. Cowell,Kevin Hennessy,Mark Howden,Lesley Hughes,Roger Jones,Sam Lake,Vincent Lyne,Tony McMichael,Trudi Mullett,Neville Nicholls,Simon Torok,R. Woodruff +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, the main facts and uncertainties regarding climate change, and the main reasons for these uncertainties are outlined and provided with policy-relevant, but not policy-prescriptive, advice and source material.
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Flow variability and the ecology of large rivers
TL;DR: This paper identifies 11 relatively independent measures of hydrological variability that help categorize river types and are each associated with aspects of fish biology that enhance the value of the Flood Pulse Concept for river conservation, management and restoration.
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Desiccation of the Aral Sea: A Water Management Disaster in the Soviet Union
TL;DR: The Aral Sea in the Soviet Union, formerly the world's fourth largest lake in area, is disappearing and preservation of the Aral may require implementation of the controversial project to divert water from western Siberia into theAral Sea basin.
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The Ecology of Temporary Waters
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the importance and stewardship of temporary waters and the role of temporary water habitats in the management of aquatic ecosystems. But they do not discuss how to find suitable habitats for vectors of disease.
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A perspective on dryland river ecosystems
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors re-appraised the ecosystem concept for dryland rivers, with regard for flow as an organizing variable, and modelled river processes by combining the river continuum and flood pulse concepts, with refinements to accommodate a complex flood pulse.