vegetation communities in floodplain watercourse? Macroinvertebrates What did CEW contribute to: No statistically significant effect of ewater on density, richness or diversity, but there was a macroinvertebrate significant effect on family level community diversity? composition (Southwell et al. 2016). Vegetation diversity What did CEW contribute to: Watering action insufficient to inundate substantial areas of wetland vegetation vegetation species (Southwell et al. 2016). diversity? vegetation community Summary statement that the cover of the weed diversity? species lippia decreased with native species cover increasing (from Table 4.1) is only part of the story the result section of Appendix G states – overall cover has been consistent over the two years. Cover varies in response to wetting and drying but no overall gains. CEW influenced vegetation not a clear answer – to the KEQs, but likely to be achieved. Small bodied fish What did CEW contribute to: Too early to state contribution to populations, but and frogs Olive perchlet may be sustained at Gingham frog and small-bodied fish waterhole if managed for this species. Only populations? location in the Gwydir its frog and small-bodied fish been recorded. species diversity? Been assigned yellow due to comments re SBNF in Appendix I Fish (river) What did CEW contribute to: Sets context by reference to previous monitoring not just LTIM i.e. refers to SRA and STIM native fish community – – data. resilience? native fish survival? SBNF results are reported separately but would native fish populations? – be good to see area-scale evaluation of small native fish diversity? bodied fish data - combining findings from the
vegetation communities in floodplain watercourse? Macroinvertebrates What did CEW contribute to: macroinvertebrate diversity? No statistically significant effect of ewater on density, richness or diversity, but there was a significant effect on family level community composition (Southwell et al. 2016). Vegetation diversity What did CEW contribute to: vegetation species diversity? vegetation community diversity? Watering action insufficient to inundate substantial areas of wetland vegetation (Southwell et al. 2016). Summary statement that the cover of the weed species lippia decreased with native species cover increasing (from Table 4.1) is only part of the story – the result section of Appendix G states overall cover has been consistent over the two years. Cover varies in response to wetting and drying but no overall gains. CEW influenced vegetation – not a clear answer to the KEQs, but likely to be achieved. Small bodied fish and frogs What did CEW contribute to: frog and small-bodied fish populations? frog and small-bodied fish species diversity? Too early to state contribution to populations, but Olive perchlet may be sustained at Gingham waterhole if managed for this species. Only location in the Gwydir its been recorded. Been assigned yellow due to comments re SBNF in Appendix I Fish (river) What did CEW contribute to: native fish community resilience? native fish survival? native fish populations? native fish diversity? Sets context by reference to previous monitoring – not just LTIM – i.e. refers to SRA and STIM data. SBNF results are reported separately – but would be good to see area-scale evaluation of small bodied fish data - combining findings from the