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Spring freshes & bankfull flows Do implemented environmental flows wet high-level benches, upper banks, runners and anabranches in Zones B* & C*? Do implemented environmental flows increase germination and establishment of terrestrial ‘damp’, terrestrial ‘dry’ and amphibious fluctuation-tolerator species? Do implemented environmental flows improve canopy condition of in situ riparian trees and shrubs? Wetting of geomorphic features in Zones B* & C* Species composition, number of amphibious and terrestrial species in Zones B* & C* Proportion of exotic plant species Germination of seedlings of over storey and mid-storey species Canopy condition. As above As above As above Summer baseflow Do implemented environmental flows maintain area of in-channel shallow and slow water and run habitats? Do implemented environmental flows wet in-channel bars, benches, channel edges, runners and anabranches in Zone A*? Do implemented environmental flows improve canopy condition of adjacent riparian trees and shrubs? See conceptual model for Habitat Processes Shallow and slow water areas Run depth and area. Wetting of geomorphic features in Zone A* Canopy condition. As above As above As above Native fish
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