Spring baseflow Two sites in each Every two years As above Do implemented environmental Shallow and slow water of Reach 4 and 5 flows increase in-channel area shallow and slow water areas? Run depth and area Do implemented environmental Inundation of flows increase run area? geomorphic features in Do implemented environmental Zone A* flows result in sustained Cover of submerged inundation of channel bed, and amphibious species channel edges, in-channel bars, in Zone A* low-lying benches, runners and Species composition, anabranches in Zone A*? number of submerged, Do implemented environmental amphibious and flows terrestrial species in a) Increase germination and Zone A* seasonal growth of submerged Proportion of exotic and amphibious plant species. species in Zone A*? b) Reduce species richness of terrestrial species in Zone ‘dry’ A*? As above As above As above What is the pattern of inundation Cover of amphibious and drying in Zones A* & B* and terrestrial species in imposed by the implemented Zones A* & B* environmental flows? Species composition, What is the composition of the number of amphibious resultant plant community? and terrestrial species in Zones A* & B* Proportion of exotic plant species
Spring baseflow Do implemented environmental flows increase in-channel shallow and slow water areas? Do implemented environmental flows increase run area? Do implemented environmental flows result in sustained inundation of channel bed, channel edges, in-channel bars, low-lying benches, runners and anabranches in Zone A*? Do implemented environmental flows a) Increase germination and seasonal growth of submerged and amphibious species in Zone A*? b) Reduce species richness of terrestrial ‘dry’ species in Zone A*? Shallow and slow water area Run depth and area Inundation of geomorphic features in Zone A* Cover of submerged and amphibious species in Zone A* Species composition, number of submerged, amphibious and terrestrial species in Zone A* Proportion of exotic plant species. Two sites in each of Reach 4 and 5 Every two years As above What is the pattern of inundation and drying in Zones A* & B* imposed by the implemented environmental flows? What is the composition of the resultant plant community? Cover of amphibious and terrestrial species in Zones A* & B* Species composition, number of amphibious and terrestrial species in Zones A* & B* Proportion of exotic plant species As above As above As above