Maintain the current extent of water-dependent vegetation near river channels and on low-lying areas of the floodplain. Improve condition of black box, river red gum and lignum shrublands. Improved recruitment of trees within black box and river red gum communities. Increased periods of growth for non-woody vegetation communities that closely fringe or occur within the river and creek channels, and those that form extensive stands within wetlands and low-lying floodplains including Moira grasslands in Barmah–Millewa Forest. Vegetation extent Region Area of Area of Area of Non–woody water river red black coolibah Shrublands dependent vegetation gum (ha) box (ha) (ha) Murray 90 600* 41 700* - Lignum along the Closely fringing or occurring (assessment River Murray from within the Murray, Edward, is for entire the junction with Kiewa, Mitta Mitta, Niemur Murray the Wakool River and Wakool rivers and catchment) to downstream of Tuppal Creek; Lock 3, including Moira grasslands in the Chowilla and Barmah–Millewa Forest Hattah Lakes Black box condition Percent of vegetation Region Vegetation condition score assessed (within the 0 –6 >6 –10 managed floodplain) Murray (assessment is for entire Murray 33 per cent 65 per cent 28 per cent catchment) River red gum condition Region Percent of vegetation Vegetation condition score assessed (within the 0 – 2 >2 – 4 >4 – 6 >6 – 8 >8 – 10 managed 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) 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. Important Basin environmental assets for waterbirds in the Mid-Murray Total Drought Colonial Shorebird In scope for abundance refuge waterbird abundance C’th Environmental asset breeding watering and diversity * Yes
Maintain the current extent of water-dependent vegetation near river channels and on low-lying areas of the floodplain. Improve condition of black box, river red gum and lignum shrublands. Improved recruitment of trees within black box and river red gum communities. Increased periods of growth for non-woody vegetation communities that closely fringe or occur within the river and creek channels, and those that form extensive stands within wetlands and low-lying floodplains including Moira grasslands in Barmah–Millewa Forest. Vegetation extent Region Area of river red gum (ha) Area of black box (ha) Area of coolibah (ha) Shrublands Non–woody water dependent vegetation Murray (assessment is for entire Murray catchment) 90 600* 41 700* - Lignum along the River Murray from the junction with the Wakool River to downstream of Lock 3, including Chowilla and Hattah Lakes Closely fringing or occurring within the Murray, Edward, Kiewa, Mitta Mitta, Niemur and Wakool rivers and Tuppal Creek; Moira grasslands in the Barmah–Millewa Forest 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 River red gum condition Region Vegetation condition score 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 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. Important Basin environmental assets for waterbirds in the Mid-Murray Environmental asset Total abundance and diversity Drought refuge Colonial waterbird breeding Shorebird abundance In scope for C’th watering * Yes
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