water red Black box Coolibah dependent vegetation gum Murray 90,600* 41,700* - Lignum along Closely fringing or (assessment is the Murray River occurring within the for entire Murray from the Murray catchment) junction with the Ruppia tuberosa in Wakool River to the Coorong downstream of Lock 3, including Chowilla and Hattah Lakes Darling Lignum swamps Closely fringing or in the occurring within the 10,300 38,600 Darling region Darling River and Great Darling Anabranch Black box condition Region Percent of Vegetation condition score vegetation assessed (within the managed 0 >6 –6 –10 floodplain) Murray (assessment is 33 per cent 65 per cent 28 per cent for entire Murray catchment) Lower Darling 72 per cent 28 per cent 85 per cent River red gum condition Region Percent of Vegetation condition vegetation assessed (within the managed 0 2 >2 4 >4 6 >6 8 >8 10 – – – – – floodplain) Murray (assessment is 2 per 1 per 10 per 51 per 35 per 51 per cent for entire Murray cent cent cent cent cent catchment) Lower Darling 11 per 5 per 7 per 41 per 35 per 92 per cent cent cent cent cent cent WATERBIRDS Maintain current species diversity Increase Basin-wide abundance of waterbirds by 20–25 per cent by 2024 A 30–40 per cent increase in nests and broods (Basin-wide) for other waterbirds Up to 50 per cent more breeding events (Basin-wide) for colonial nesting waterbird species By 2019, at a minimum, to maintain populations in the Coorong, Albert and Alexandrina of the following four key species: curlew sandpiper, greenshank, red-necked stint and sharp-tailed sandpiper, at levels recorded between 2000 and 2014. Important Basin environmental assets for waterbirds in the Lower Murray
water dependent vegetation red gum Black box Coolibah Murray (assessment is for entire Murray catchment) 90,600* 41,700* - Lignum along the Murray River from the junction with the Wakool River to downstream of Lock 3, including Chowilla and Hattah Lakes Closely fringing or occurring within the Murray Ruppia tuberosa in the Coorong Darling 10,300 38,600 Lignum swamps in the Darling region Closely fringing or occurring within the Darling River and Great Darling Anabranch Black box condition Region Vegetation condition score Percent of vegetation assessed (within the managed floodplain) 0 –6 >6 –10 Murray (assessment is for entire Murray catchment) 33 per cent 65 per cent 28 per cent Lower Darling 72 per cent 28 per cent 85 per cent River red gum condition Region Vegetation condition Percent of vegetation assessed (within the managed floodplain) 0 – 2 >2 – 4 >4 – 6 >6 – 8 >8 – 10 Murray (assessment is for entire Murray catchment) 2 per cent 1 per cent 10 per cent 51 per cent 35 per cent 51 per cent Lower Darling 11 per cent 5 per cent 7 per cent 41 per cent 35 per cent 92 per cent WATERBIRDS Maintain current species diversity Increase Basin-wide abundance of waterbirds by 20–25 per cent by 2024 A 30–40 per cent increase in nests and broods (Basin-wide) for other waterbirds Up to 50 per cent more breeding events (Basin-wide) for colonial nesting waterbird species By 2019, at a minimum, to maintain populations in the Coorong, Albert and Alexandrina of the following four key species: curlew sandpiper, greenshank, red-necked stint and sharp-tailed sandpiper, at levels recorded between 2000 and 2014. Important Basin environmental assets for waterbirds in the Lower Murray
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