Permanent and Maintain refuge pools in permanent Fill permanent and semi-permanent Provide deep wetland inundation Provide deep inundation and semi-permanent wetlands with seasonal water level wetlands in winter and spring, and and sustained connecting flows to sustained connecting flows to wetland variation to: provide a fresh to inundate wetland surrounding forest to: surrounding forest to: objectives fringes to: provide aquatic refuge for fish, maintain aquatic habitat for maintain aquatic habitat for invertebrates, turtles and birds maintain aquatic habitat for fish, invertebrates, turtles and fish, invertebrates, turtles and fish, invertebrates, turtles and birds throughout the year birds throughout the year maintain fringing aquatic plant birds throughout the year communities inundate fringing reedy inundate fringing reedy inundate fringing reedy vegetation to promote breeding vegetation to promote breeding connect wetlands via vegetation in early spring to by fish, frogs, turtles and by fish, frogs, turtles and watercourses and provide promote breeding by fish, waterbirds waterbirds recolonisation/dispersal frogs, turtles and waterbirds opportunities within the forest provide open water habitat for provide open water habitat for for aquatic fauna support breeding by waterbirds breeding waterfowl breeding waterfowl which have a requirement for maintain vegetation structure support breeding by colonial support breeding by colonial inundation, including waterfowl and prevent river red gum nesting waterbirds with a nesting waterbirds with a and ibis encroachment. requirement for a short period requirement for a long period of connect wetlands via of inundation in fringing river inundation in fringing river red watercourses and provide red gum including ibis, darter gum including egret and heron recolonisation/dispersal and spoonbill connect wetlands via opportunities within the forest connect wetlands via watercourses and provide for aquatic fauna watercourses and provide recolonisation/dispersal maintain vegetation structure recolonisation/dispersal opportunities within the forest and prevent river red gum opportunities within the forest for aquatic fauna encroachment. for aquatic fauna maintain vegetation structure maintain vegetation structure and prevent river red gum and prevent river red gum encroachment. encroachment.
Permanent and semi-permanent wetland objectives Maintain refuge pools in permanent wetlands with seasonal water level variation to: provide aquatic refuge for fish, invertebrates, turtles and birds maintain fringing aquatic plant communities connect wetlands via watercourses and provide recolonisation/dispersal opportunities within the forest for aquatic fauna maintain vegetation structure and prevent river red gum encroachment. Fill permanent and semi-permanent wetlands in winter and spring, and provide a fresh to inundate wetland fringes to: maintain aquatic habitat for fish, invertebrates, turtles and birds throughout the year inundate fringing reedy vegetation in early spring to promote breeding by fish, frogs, turtles and waterbirds support breeding by waterbirds which have a requirement for inundation, including waterfowl and ibis connect wetlands via watercourses and provide recolonisation/dispersal opportunities within the forest for aquatic fauna maintain vegetation structure and prevent river red gum encroachment. Provide deep wetland inundation and sustained connecting flows to surrounding forest to: maintain aquatic habitat for fish, invertebrates, turtles and birds throughout the year inundate fringing reedy vegetation to promote breeding by fish, frogs, turtles and waterbirds provide open water habitat for breeding waterfowl support breeding by colonial nesting waterbirds with a requirement for a short period of inundation in fringing river red gum including ibis, darter and spoonbill connect wetlands via watercourses and provide recolonisation/dispersal opportunities within the forest for aquatic fauna maintain vegetation structure and prevent river red gum encroachment. Provide deep inundation and sustained connecting flows to surrounding forest to: maintain aquatic habitat for fish, invertebrates, turtles and birds throughout the year inundate fringing reedy vegetation to promote breeding by fish, frogs, turtles and waterbirds provide open water habitat for breeding waterfowl support breeding by colonial nesting waterbirds with a requirement for a long period of inundation in fringing river red gum including egret and heron connect wetlands via watercourses and provide recolonisation/dispersal opportunities within the forest for aquatic fauna maintain vegetation structure and prevent river red gum encroachment.