Estuaries host unique biodiversity and deliver a range of ecosystem services at the interface
between catchment and the ocean. They are also among the most degraded ecosystems on …

Drought is a constant and important consequence of natural climatic processes and most
freshwater fishes have adaptations to counter its effects. However, a changing global climate …

This chapter provides an overview of the main drivers of change in estuarine systems, their
expected causes and impacts on estuarine fish and fisheries. An analysis of global, regional …

Estuaries in the tropical Gulf of Carpentaria (GOC) in Australia are under increasing
pressure from catchment water development, potentially affecting productivity. We examined …

Freshwater aquatic ecosystems can be considered sentinels of change as they integrate
signals from catchment, hydrology and biogeochemistry to provide an indication of how the …

Freshwater flows to estuaries shape habitat, transport nutrients to drive productivity, and
generate a salinity gradient that impacts water quality and provides spawning cues for fish …

The Murray Darling Basin Plan (Murray Darling Basin Authority 2012) represents the largest
investment by government in an Australian environmental management challenge and …

Estuaries are unstable ecosystems and can be changed by the environmental and
anthropogenic impact. The Murray Estuary and Coorong were degraded by drought and low …

The sensitivity of species to environmental change is dependent on their ecological
requirements (ie specialist v. generalist), and hence likely to be species-specific. Identifying …

Estuaries are highly productive and dynamic systems that are used by a range of biota,
including fish and waterbirds. The services they provide are broad. Estuaries may support all …