This review employs academic and policy literature to gage the relative importance and
concerns associated with the main challenges facing the management of transboundary …

Riparian ecosystems in the 21st century are likely to play a critical role in determining the
vulnerability of natural and human systems to climate change, and in influencing the …

Restoration of floodplain ecosystems through the reinstatement of floods is often hampered
by insufficient water as a result of competing human demands. An emerging alternative …

Environmental flows are an integral component for the conservation and management of
rivers, flood plains and other wetlands in the Murray–Darling Basin. Under the Basin Plan …

Abstract In the summer of 2018/19, a series of fish kills on the Darling River attracted
international attention. We analyse the disaster as a crisis of modern water within the …

Large floodplain rivers are among the most threatened ecosystems on Earth and their
utilization is expected to grow. Here, we integrated historical data and remote sensing …

Drawing on the experience and lessons of wetland researchers and managers in Australia
and New Zealand, we examined the implications of climate change for wetland policy and …

Narratives emerging from the interaction between science and policy set the common
language for understanding complex environmental issues. We explore discourses of …

Climatic extremes capture imaginations and provide a fundamental premise for biologists—
that ecosystems are adapted to natural variability. Hence, understanding past extremes …

Modifications to landscapes and flow regimes of rivers have altered the function,
biodiversity, and productivity of freshwater ecosystems globally. Reestablishing …