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 …

Management of water resources in the Murray-Darling Basin has historically focussed on
water security and the allocation of water for users with competing needs. This focus was …

Mangrove forests provide essential ecosystem services, but are threatened by habitat loss,
effects of climatic change and chemical pollutants. Hypersalinity can also lead to mangrove …

Coastal ecosystems are vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances which can cause loss of
benthic macrofauna and their ecosystem functioning. Despite the importance of functional …

Estuarine ecosystems are considered hotspots for productivity, biogeochemical cycling and
biodiversity, however, their functions and services are threatened by several anthropogenic …

Estuarine ecosystems have very high ecological and economic value, and also act as a
buffer for coastal oceans by processing nutrient inputs from terrestrial sources. However …

The Coorong Lagoon is a unique hydrological and depositional system at the terminus of
the Murray–Darling Basin, the largest river system in Australia. It exhibits large salinity …

Multi-centennial records of past hydroclimate change are essential for understanding the
resilience of ecosystems to climatic events in addition to guiding conservation and …

The diverse and abundant waterbird community of the Coorong, Lakes Albert and
Alexandrina Wetland has played a central role in its listing as a Wetland of International …

1.1 Background The Coorong is culturally, environmentally and economically important at
local, national and international scales but has experienced a long-term decline in its …