Appendix C Objectives, evaluation questions, hypotheses and outcomes for each component – (indicator) of the LTIM Project. CEWO (Category 1) and Selected Area-scale (Category 3) evaluation questions relating to Basin Plan environmental and water quality objectives for water-dependant ecosystems (adapted from Gawne et al. 2014). Basin Plan Basin outcomes 1-year expected 5-year expected Basin-scale 1-year Basin-scale 5-year Selected Area 1-year Selected Area 5-year LTIM indicator level 1 outcomes outcomes evaluation evaluation evaluation questions evaluation questions objectives questions questions What did CEW contribute to Category 1 Fish native fish (Channel) diversity? Fish diversity Condition Larval and Fish Larval abundance What did CEW juvenile Reproduction contribute to the Category 3 Fish recruitment reproduction of Spawning and golden and silver Recruitment Species perch? Biodiversity diversity What did CEW contribute to microinvertebrate diversity? What did CEW contribute to Category 3 microinvertebrate diversity? What did CEW diversity contribute to microinvertebrate abundance (density)? What did CEW Hydrological contribute to hydraulic What did CEW contribute to connectivity diversity within weir hydrological connectivity? including end of Category 3 pools? Ecosystem system flows Connectivity Hydrological function Biotic dispersal What did CEW Regime What did CEW contribute to and movement contribute to variability in levels? Sediment variability in transport levels?
Appendix C – Objectives, evaluation questions, hypotheses and outcomes for each component (indicator) of the LTIM Project. CEWO (Category 1) and Selected Area-scale (Category 3) evaluation questions relating to Basin Plan environmental and water quality objectives for water-dependant ecosystems (adapted from Gawne et al. 2014). Basin Plan level 1 objectives Basin outcomes 1-year expected outcomes 5-year expected outcomes Basin-scale 1-year evaluation questions Basin-scale 5-year evaluation questions Selected Area 1-year evaluation questions Selected Area 5-year evaluation questions LTIM indicator Biodiversity Species diversity Fish Condition Larval abundance Reproduction Fish diversity Larval and juvenile recruitment What did CEW contribute to native fish diversity? Category 1 Fish (Channel) What did CEW contribute to the reproduction of golden and silver perch? Category 3 Fish Spawning and Recruitment diversity What did CEW contribute to microinvertebrate diversity? What did CEW contribute to microinvertebrate abundance (density)? What did CEW contribute to microinvertebrate diversity? Category 3 Ecosystem function Connectivity Hydrological connectivity including end of system flows Biotic dispersal and movement Sediment transport What did CEW contribute to hydraulic diversity within weir pools? What did CEW contribute to variability in levels? What did CEW contribute to hydrological connectivity? What did CEW contribute to variability in levels? Category 3 Hydrological Regime
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