Increase in native fish diversity in wetlands targeted for Commonwealth environmental watering between year 1 and 5 Increase in native fish recruitment (Young-Of-year) within and between water years Increase contribution of wetland fish recruitment to sustain riverine fish populations through fish movement from wetlands to the river during return flows Increase in distribution of native species across wetlands within the wetlands of the Murrumbidgee Selected Area LTIM Evaluation Critical covariates/ Project Metrics Sampling regime questions data sources indicator Species diversity and abundance of large and Hydrology Three zones Fixed: – fish (CPUE) (Wetland) (Cat 1) Mid-Murrumbidgee 4 sites: Long term: What Population Antecedent 4 (Nimmie-Caira ( 4 did Commonwealth structure: size conditions sites), Redbank (4 environmental frequency Day length sites) 2 replicates contribute to native temperature sets of 12 mm fish populations and Species occupancy Water depth double winged native fish diversity? patterns and Connection days large fyke (80cm changes in spatial Wetland Microinvertebrates hoops) or 2 term: What did distribution fish SA community replicates 12mm Commonwealth composition, mesh double environmental Community abundance and winged 50cm hoop water contribute to composition size structure (food (shallow wetlands) native fish (proportion of availability and 2mm (double community native species) for larval fish) wing) fyke nets resilience and quality (50cm hoops) native fish survival? Demographic Nutrients, carbon optimised methods. structure and Chlorophyll-a Age daily growth of young of year
Increase in native fish diversity in wetlands targeted for Commonwealth environmental watering between year 1 and 5 Increase in native fish recruitment (Young-Of-year) within and between water years Increase contribution of wetland fish recruitment to sustain riverine fish populations through fish movement from wetlands to the river during return flows Increase in distribution of native species across wetlands within the wetlands of the Murrumbidgee Selected Area LTIM Project indicator Evaluation questions Metrics Critical covariates/ data sources Sampling regime Wetland fish SA Long term: What did Commonwealth environmental contribute to native fish populations and native fish diversity? term: What did Commonwealth environmental water contribute to native fish community resilience and native fish survival? Species diversity and abundance of large and fish (CPUE) Population structure: size frequency Species occupancy patterns and changes in spatial distribution Community composition (proportion of native species) Demographic structure Age daily growth of young of year Hydrology (Wetland) (Cat 1) Antecedent conditions Day length temperature Water depth Connection days Microinvertebrates community composition, abundance and size structure (food availability for larval fish) quality Nutrients, carbon and Chlorophyll-a Three zones – Fixed: Mid-Murrumbidgee 4 sites: 4 (Nimmie-Caira ( 4 sites), Redbank (4 sites) 2 replicates sets of 12 mm double winged large fyke (80cm hoops) or 2 replicates 12mm mesh double winged 50cm hoop (shallow wetlands) and 2mm (double wing) fyke nets (50cm hoops) optimised methods.
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