Science Publications
Monitoring ecological responses to the 2022-23 flood
Scientific Trials and Investigations
- Trials and Investigations Project - Key findings
- Desired state of the Southern Coorong – discussion paper
- Recommended actions for restoring the ecological character of the South Lagoon of the Coorong
- Coorong Dynamics Model sensitivity tests and gap identification
Southern Coorong Factsheets
- Nutrient cycling in the Southern Coorong
- The role of sediments in the eutrophication of the Southern Coorong
- Monosulfidic black oozes are anoxic and alter nutrient cycles
- Pathways to reversing the hypereutrophic nutrient state of the Coorong
- Connectivity and flushing
- The aquatic plants of the Southern Coorong
- Why aquatic plants are important
- Aquatic plant lifecycles in the Southern Coorong
- Algae affects recovery of aquatic plants
Understanding Coorong nutrient dynamics
- Coorong water quality synthesis with a focus on the drivers of eutrophication
- Sources and transport of nutrients in the Coorong
- Coorong nutrient cycling and fluxes
- A scientific evaluation to inform nutrient removal options for the Coorong
- Monosulfidic Black Ooze (MBO) formation, cycling and management in the Coorong
Investigating the drivers and control of filamentous algae and restoration of aquatic plants in the Coorong
- The growth of aquatic macrophytes (Ruppia tuberosa spp. and Althenia cylindrocarpa) and the filamentous algal community in the southern Coorong
- Experimental testing of Coorong filamentous algal growth with increasing temperature and salinity
- Investigation of the application of remote sensing to estimate coverage of surface exposed (floating) filamentous algae in the Coorong, South Australia
- Distribution and seasonality of the Ruppia dominated aquatic macrophyte community and filamentous algae in the southern Coorong
- A restoration strategy for the Ruppia Community of the southern Coorong
- Microbial community composition of the southern Coorong including evaluating seasonal variation and sediment, water column, aquatic macrophytes and filamentous algae as substrates for microbial growth
- Growth, phenology, nutrient responses and ecological limits of the Ruppia Community and associated filamentous algal blooms of the southern Coorong
Restoring a functioning Coorong food web
- A synthesis of current knowledge of the food web and food resources for waterbird and fish populations in the Coorong
- The current state of food resources supporting waterbird and fish populations in the Coorong
- Primary food resources for key waterbirds and benthic fish in the Coorong
- Food resource availability, energy content and nutritional value of major food sources for key fish and waterbird species under varying environmental conditions in the Coorong
- Ecosystem models to inform the development of strategies to restore a functioning South Lagoon food web in the Coorong
Maintaining viable waterbird populations
- Review of the ecology, status and modelling of waterbird populations of the Coorong South Lagoon
- Assessment of Tolderol Game Reserve in autumn 2019 to support key species of Coorong waterbirds
- An initial assessment of the potential for wetlands in the South East and Lower Lakes regions of South Australia to support key species of Coorong waterbirds
- Response models for key waterbird species of the Coorong
- Recommended habitat quality measures for key waterbird species in the Coorong
- Assessing waterbird habitat quality in the Coorong
- Response models for waterbird species of the south-east of South Australia
- Spatial and temporal habitat use by key waterbird species in the Coorong
Science integration
- Summary of Coorong hydrological, biogeochemical and ecological models
- Application of the Coorong Dynamics Model
- Coorong decision-making framework, supporting ecosystem based management
- Healthy Coorong, Healthy Basin Scientific Trials and Investigations data management framework
Climate adaptation
- Trajectories of ecological change in the Coorong and Lower Lakes, in response to climate change
- Preliminary climate change vulnerability assessment for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth
- Preliminary adaptation pathways for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth
Videos
A series of short videos have been produced highlighting the high quality, independent research undertaken by HCHB’s research delivery partner, the Goyder Institute for Water Research.
