environmental conditions (flow information/analysis on relationships triggers and temperature) for Golden between fish and flow. Single species Perch (Weir and Macintyre Rivers). focus (Golden Perch). Does not identify if Suggests that Golden Perch requires overbank/flood flows are needed for temperatures >23°C to spawn, coupled population viability, or if Golden with elevated flows (post winter). Perch can spawn under no-flow However, results from the Macintyre conditions. also suggest continued flows may reduce spawning triggers and limit availability of larval food supplies. Ecosystem Study investigating ecosystem Grey literature, MDB (CB – Supplementary information to inform Gehrke et al, 3-B1 responses to Carp responses to Carp control in reproducible Condamine identification of Carp hotspots in Northern 2010 (Borderline) control Condamine and Macintyre Rivers in evolving science and BR – Basin. Relatively recent work and includes Queensland, including monitoring of Macintyre) native-Carp interactions. Location specific fish response variables. (Condamine and Macintyre). Fish monitoring at Four year study undertaken by Peer reviewed, MDBA (BR – Supplementary information, including Wilson and 2-B1 Pindari Dam University of New England and NSW reproducible Severn, sampling data. Includes flow-ecology Ellison, 2010; (Adequate) Office of Water to ‘establish temporal evolving science Mole and relationships and relatively recent work. Foster, 2012. and spatial patterns in the distribution Macintyre) Location specific. of fish early life history stages between the Severn, Mole and Macintyre rivers’. Sampling between 2005 and 2009 to establish environmental factors associated with distribution patterns and timing of spawning activity between rivers and seasons. Further work, including surveys of flows, water quality, water temperature and stream bank and bed stability was undertaken by the NSW Office of Water to assess impacts of the 2012 Pindari Stimulus Flow
environmental conditions (flow triggers and temperature) for Golden Perch (Weir and Macintyre Rivers). Suggests that Golden Perch requires temperatures >23°C to spawn, coupled with elevated flows (post winter). However, results from the Macintyre also suggest continued flows may reduce spawning triggers and limit availability of larval food supplies. information/analysis on relationships between fish and flow. Single species focus (Golden Perch). Does not identify if overbank/flood flows are needed for population viability, or if Golden Perch can spawn under no-flow conditions. Ecosystem responses to Carp control Study investigating ecosystem responses to Carp control in Condamine and Macintyre Rivers in Queensland, including monitoring of fish response variables. Grey literature, reproducible evolving science MDB (CB – Condamine and BR – Macintyre) Supplementary information to inform identification of Carp hotspots in Northern Basin. Relatively recent work and includes native-Carp interactions. Location specific (Condamine and Macintyre). Gehrke et al, 2010 3-B1 (Borderline) Fish monitoring at Pindari Dam Four year study undertaken by University of New England and NSW Office of Water to ‘establish temporal and spatial patterns in the distribution of fish early life history stages between the Severn, Mole and Macintyre rivers’. Sampling between 2005 and 2009 to establish environmental factors associated with distribution patterns and timing of spawning activity between rivers and seasons. Further work, including surveys of flows, water quality, water temperature and stream bank and bed stability was undertaken by the NSW Office of Water to assess impacts of the 2012 Pindari Stimulus Flow Peer reviewed, reproducible evolving science MDBA (BR – Severn, Mole and Macintyre) Supplementary information, including sampling data. Includes flow-ecology relationships and relatively recent work. Location specific. Wilson and Ellison, 2010; Foster, 2012. 2-B1 (Adequate)
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