CFE Publication 220-2019_MMCP_FINAL Macroinvertebrates.pdf (3.39 MB)
MMCP Collaboration Final Report 2019 - Understanding the ecological consequences of macroinvertebrate community structure change
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posted on 2019-07-05, 05:00 authored by Gavin Rees, Paul McInerney, Rick Stoffels, Michael Shackleton, Daryl Nielsen, Janessa Albert, Georgia Dwyer, Darren Baldwin, Ewen SilvesterEwen SilvesterMMCP Collaboration (MMCP) is a project supported by the Joint State Governments and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to generate and adopt freshwater ecological knowledge through collaboration, to maintain research capability and contribute supporting science to underpin the Basin-Wide Watering Strategy.
The
macroinvertebrate community structure theme is one of five themes that make up
MMCP. This study examined if
variability in flows can predict the quantity and quality of food resources in
rivers, and if these food resources alter growth rates and nutritional
quality of fish prey.