Wetlands in arid and semi-arid regions are characterized by dry-and wet-phase vegetation expression which responds to variable water resources. Monitoring condition trends in these …
As the impacts of climate change and water demands from irrigation continue to increase in the Murray–Darling Basin, water for the environment is becoming more scarce and the …
E Kirsch, MJ Colloff, J Pittock - Marine and Freshwater Research, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Freshwater ecosystems are among the most vulnerable and endangered in the world, facing continued uncertainty under climate change, development of water resources and land use …
Climatically driven perturbations (eg intense drought, fire, sea surface temperature rise) can bring ecosystems that are already stressed by long-term climate change and other …
J Johnston-Bates, R Grieger… - Marine and Freshwater …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Dryland wetland vegetation is, paradoxically, both highly sensitive and extremely resilient to environmental change. In the short-term, rapid responses of wetland biota and ecological …
Q Zhu, X Yang, F Ji, Z Du - International Journal of Climatology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rainfall erosivity is one of the most dynamic factors in the soil erosion process. The increase in soil erosion caused by high rainfall erosivity, and the subsequent loss of soil nutrients, can …
Human intervention through damming, diversion and extraction of water resources has created regulated dryland river systems. As a result, connectivity between river channels …
With global efforts to restore grassland ecosystems, researchers and land management practitioners are working to reconstruct habitat that will persist and withstand stresses …
Abstract During the Millennium Drought in southeast Australia (2001–2009), dryland wetlands experienced widespread ecological deterioration, which highlighted their …