The effect of changing irrigation strategies on biodiversity.pdf

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Citation Arthur, A.D., McGinness, H.M., and McIntyre, S. (2011) <strong>The</strong> <strong>effect</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>changing</strong> <strong>irrigation</strong> <strong>strategies</strong> on biodiversity. Final report to the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Australia. Copyright and disclaimer © 2011 CSIRO To the extent permitted by law, all rights are reserved and no part <strong>of</strong> this publication covered by copyright may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means except with the written permission <strong>of</strong> CSIRO. Important disclaimer CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. <strong>The</strong> reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert pr<strong>of</strong>essional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all liability to any person for any consequences, including but not limited to all losses, damages, costs, expenses and any other compensation, arising directly or indirectly from using this publication (in part or in whole) and any information or material contained in it.
Contents Acknowledgments ..............................................................................................................................................3 Executive summary ............................................................................................................................................4 1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................6 2 Likely changes to <strong>irrigation</strong> practices and their potential <strong>effect</strong>s on biodiversity................................8 3 Biodiversity patterns in irrigated regions <strong>of</strong> the Australian Riverina and links to water availability..10 3.1 Constructed habitats resulting from <strong>irrigation</strong> development ..................................................10 3.2 Effects <strong>of</strong> changes to <strong>irrigation</strong> practice on flora......................................................................11 3.3 Effects <strong>of</strong> changes to <strong>irrigation</strong> practice on fauna....................................................................12 4 New information on biodiversity responses to <strong>irrigation</strong> practices ...................................................16 4.1 Vegetation patterns and responses..........................................................................................18 4.2 Woodland bird patterns and responses ...................................................................................26 4.3 Implications <strong>of</strong> results for on‐farm and regional management................................................33 5 Project communications .....................................................................................................................34 References........................................................................................................................................................36
Page 1: CSIRO ECOSYSTEM SCIENCES Th
Page 5 and 6: Acknowledgments This study benefitt
Page 7 and 8: ird abundance. Site flood history w
Page 9 and 10: More specifically, the objectives w
Page 11 and 12: 1. The deliberate
Page 13 and 14: Rice and terrestrial crops are grow
Page 15 and 16: In general, black box depressions i
Page 17 and 18: specific landscape and woodland cha
Page 19 and 20: groundwater bores have not been met
Page 21 and 22: percentage cover for each variable
Page 23 and 24: 4.1.1 SHRUB AND GROUNDLAYER Large s
Page 25 and 26: a Crown death death score 6 5 4 3 2
Page 27 and 28: trees to flower in the Midbidgee, a
Page 29 and 30: Table 2 Woodland bird species selec
Page 31 and 32: a negative impact on woodland birds
Page 33 and 34: 14 12 Abundance 10 8 6 4 2 0 high m
Page 35 and 36: By comparing two regions with diffe
Page 37 and 38: Several short articles and factshee
Page 39 and 40: Czech, H. A. and Parsons, K. C. (20
Page 41 and 42: Richardson, A. J., Taylor, I. R. an
Page 44: CONTACT US t 1300 363 400 +61 3 954

The effect of changing irrigation strategies on biodiversity.pdf

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?