catchment area based on hydrology Paroo catchments). Excludes some fish and biological information to species (such as Carp Gudgeon, ‘integrate eco-hydraulic habitat Rainbowfish, Desert Rainbowfish elements’ including first post-winter and Purple Spotted Gudgeon) due to lack flows, waterhole persistence and size, of knowledge on flow requirements waterhole connectivity and waterhole (DSITA, 2013b; pp.51, 53, 54). Australian pumping (DSTIA, 2013d; p.24). Golden Smelt also excluded due to ‘lack of Perch are also used as an indicator of evidence for a specific flow requirement’ migratory fish species, with a (DSITIA, 2013b; p.56). minimum event duration that would allow migration between habitats as eight days (DSITA, 2013d; p.30). Thresholds of concern for periods of time between migratory opportunities are identified (<4 years low risk, 4-10 years moderate risk and >10 years as high risk (DSITA, 2013d; p.31). Rules for absence of exotic fish species (Carp) are based on spawning and recruitment through overbank flows and dispersal of recruitments (flows >2 ML/day within 12 months of an overbank event) (DSITIA, 2013d; p.41). Functional groups (fish-flow relationships) - Recruitment Type of Geographic BASK Key words Summary of relevance to project Merit of information Reference(s) information source area(s) categorisation Flood-recruitment Junk et al (1989) ‘flood-pulse concept’ Peer reviewed, MDB Background/contextual information. Lake 1967; 2-B1 model – annual inundation as principal reproducible (general) Relatively dated (more than 10 years Cadwallader (Adequate) driving force responsible for the evolving science since publication. and Lawrence existence, productivity and 1990; Gehrke et interactions of the major biota in al, 1995; systems’. Lake (1967)
catchment area based on hydrology and biological information to ‘integrate eco-hydraulic habitat elements’ including first post-winter flows, waterhole persistence and size, waterhole connectivity and waterhole pumping (DSTIA, 2013d; p.24). Golden Perch are also used as an indicator of migratory fish species, with a minimum event duration that would allow migration between habitats as eight days (DSITA, 2013d; p.30). Thresholds of concern for periods of time between migratory opportunities are identified (<4 years low risk, 4-10 years moderate risk and >10 years as high risk (DSITA, 2013d; p.31). Rules for absence of exotic fish species (Carp) are based on spawning and recruitment through overbank flows and dispersal of recruitments (flows >2 ML/day within 12 months of an overbank event) (DSITIA, 2013d; p.41). Paroo catchments). Excludes some fish species (such as Carp Gudgeon, Rainbowfish, Desert Rainbowfish and Purple Spotted Gudgeon) due to lack of knowledge on flow requirements (DSITA, 2013b; pp.51, 53, 54). Australian Smelt also excluded due to ‘lack of evidence for a specific flow requirement’ (DSITIA, 2013b; p.56). Functional groups (fish-flow relationships) - Recruitment Key words Summary of relevance to project Type of information source Geographic area(s) Merit of information Reference(s) BASK categorisation Flood-recruitment model Junk et al (1989) ‘flood-pulse concept’ – annual inundation as principal driving force responsible for the existence, productivity and interactions of the major biota in systems’. Lake (1967) Peer reviewed, reproducible evolving science MDB (general) Background/contextual information. Relatively dated (more than 10 years since publication. Lake 1967; Cadwallader and Lawrence 1990; Gehrke et al, 1995; 2-B1 (Adequate)
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