Riparian woodland dysfunction is driven by groundwater decline in a northern Murray-Darling intensive production landscape
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Paper/Presentation Title | Riparian woodland dysfunction is driven by groundwater decline in a northern Murray-Darling intensive production landscape |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Reardon-Smith, Kate (Author), Le Brocque, Andy (Author) and House, Alan (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 2010 Ecological Society of Australia Annual Conference (ESA 2010) |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | Ecological Society of Australia |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.esa2010.org.au/Detailed%20program.pdf |
Conference/Event | 2010 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2010) |
Event Details | 2010 Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA 2010) Delivery In person Event Date 06 to end of 10 Dec 2010 Event Location Canberra, Australia |
Abstract | Altered hydrological regimes are significant drivers of ecosystem change in riverine, riparian and floodplain ecosystems. This study has found that declining condition in Eucalyptus camaldulensis/E. tereticornis riparian woodlands of the highly-modified Upper Condamine floodplain, southern Queensland, is predominantly linked to falling groundwater levels associated with extraction for irrigation. Evidence of dieback in this species complex increases with groundwater depth falling below 13-16m, and community composition (functional group diversity) is strongly associated with both groundwater depth and tree condition. These findings contrast with studies in Murray River floodplain woodlands where poor tree health is associated with soil salinisation associated with rising water tables and/or altered flood regimes. |
Keywords | riparian woodland; dysfuntion; groundwater decline; Murray-Darling |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300203. Agricultural land planning |
410203. Ecosystem function | |
410401. Conservation and biodiversity | |
Public Notes | Unrefereed paper, and is not available. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q07wz/riparian-woodland-dysfunction-is-driven-by-groundwater-decline-in-a-northern-murray-darling-intensive-production-landscape
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