Mechanical harvester removes invasive aquatic weeds to restore water quality and fish habitat values on the Burdekin floodplain

Waltham, Nathan J., Pyott, Merv, Buelow, Christina, and Wearne, Lynise (2020) Mechanical harvester removes invasive aquatic weeds to restore water quality and fish habitat values on the Burdekin floodplain. Ecological Management and Restoration, 21 (3). pp. 187-197.

PDF (Published Version) - Published Version
Restricted to Repository staff only

DOI: 10.1111/emr.12427

View at Publisher Website: https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12427

Abstract

Removal of approximately 5 ha of an aquatic weed in late 2016 rapidly improved water quality in a 7 km section of creek on the Burdekin floodplain, northern Queensland – one of many creeks feeding into the Bowling Green Bay RAMSAR wetland. Numbers of native fish species found in the creek increased from one species prior to treatment to 15 species within 2 years. This project concluded that removal of weed blocks to re-oxygenate water and improve fish passage is one important action towards improving environmental conditions of floodplains in the Great Barrier Reef catchments, as long as there is ongoing weed follow up.


Item ID:	64900
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1839-3330
Keywords:	coastal restoration, dissolved oxygen, Great Barrier Reef, hypoxia, nutrients, wetlands
Copyright Information:	(C)2020 Ecological Society of Australia and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
Funders:	James Cook University, Greening Australia, National Environment Science Program (NESP) Tropical Water Quality Hub
Projects and Grants:	NESP 3.3.2
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2020 01:12
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410404 Environmental management @ 50% 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4102 Ecological applications > 410299 Ecological applications not elsewhere classified @ 50%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960503 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Coastal and Estuarine Environments @ 50% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960507 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Marine Environments @ 50%
Downloads:	Total: 2
	More Statistics

Actions (Repository Staff Only)

Item Control Page