Table 13: Summary of monitoring needs. Linkages to existing Program Indicators and method Frequency Responsibility Locations programs / activities Freshwater Wetlands Hydrology Surface and groundwater levels at key Monthly to establish CMA locations in the Freshwater Wetlands baseline over several Management Unit years, then less frequently Estuary Watch Estuary Hydrology Estuary opening / closing Event based CMA Freshwater Wetlands Vegetation: freshwater Extent mapping and condition consistent Every two years Parks Victoria (emergent and submerged) DELWP Freshwater Wetlands Threatened plant species: Annual surveys (as per recovery plans) Annual Parks Victoria Maroon leek-orchid, swamp DELWP greenhood Estuary Vegetation: saltmarsh Extent of saltmarsh and mangroves (as per Mapping every 10 years. DELWP (Boon et al. 2011). Condition against EVC Condition every five years CMA benchmarks Nature Glenelg Trust Freshwater Wetlands Fish diversity and abundance Electro-fishing and netting as per current Annual CMA Program (including threatened Yarra Nature Glenelg Trust Program Estuary pygmy perch) Shorebirds 2020 Key locations in Waterbird abundance Bi-annual counts; BirdLife Australia standard Twice yearly DELWP freshwater wetlands, methods. Beach nesting Birds Parks Victoria Glenelg Estuary and BirdLife Australia Discovery Bay beach Beach nesting Birds Key locations in Waterbird breeding Annual surveys nest counts, breeding Annual DELWP freshwater wetlands, success (i.e. fledgling) BirdLife Australia Parks Victoria Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay beach BirdLife Australia Freshwater wetlands Threatened bird species: BirdLife Australia standard methods Annual DELWP Australasian bittern Parks Victoria Freshwater Wetlands Threatened species: Growling Calls, tadpoles Annual DELWP grass frog Parks Victoria Freshwater Wetlands Threatened species: ancient Mark recapture study according to methods Seasonal DELWP greenling of Cordeo-Riveria (2015) CMA
Table 13: Summary of monitoring needs. Program Indicators and method Frequency Responsibility Linkages to existing programs / activities Locations Hydrology Surface and groundwater levels at key locations in the Freshwater Wetlands Management Unit Monthly to establish baseline over several years, then less frequently CMA Freshwater Wetlands Hydrology Estuary opening / closing Event based CMA Estuary Watch Estuary Vegetation: freshwater (emergent and submerged) Extent mapping and condition consistent Every two years Parks Victoria DELWP Freshwater Wetlands Threatened plant species: Maroon leek-orchid, swamp greenhood Annual surveys (as per recovery plans) Annual Parks Victoria DELWP Freshwater Wetlands Vegetation: saltmarsh Extent of saltmarsh and mangroves (as per (Boon et al. 2011). Condition against EVC benchmarks Mapping every 10 years. Condition every five years DELWP CMA Estuary Fish diversity and abundance (including threatened Yarra pygmy perch) Electro-fishing and netting as per current Nature Glenelg Trust Program Annual CMA Nature Glenelg Trust Program Freshwater Wetlands Estuary Waterbird abundance Bi-annual counts; BirdLife Australia standard methods. Twice yearly DELWP Parks Victoria Shorebirds 2020 Beach nesting Birds BirdLife Australia Key locations in freshwater wetlands, Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay beach Waterbird breeding Annual surveys nest counts, breeding success (i.e. fledgling) Annual DELWP Parks Victoria Beach nesting Birds BirdLife Australia Key locations in freshwater wetlands, Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay beach Threatened bird species: Australasian bittern BirdLife Australia standard methods Annual DELWP Parks Victoria BirdLife Australia Freshwater wetlands Threatened species: Growling grass frog Calls, tadpoles Annual DELWP Parks Victoria Freshwater Wetlands Threatened species: ancient greenling Mark recapture study according to methods of Cordeo-Riveria (2015) Seasonal DELWP CMA Freshwater Wetlands