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Grazing impacts on experimentally restored aquatic macrophytes as critical habitat for the threatened Australian lungfish

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: ) were of insufficient size to resist grazing pressure. Our findings suggest that transplanting is a viable restoration method with exclusion of grazing, which is critical for creating resistant beds to disturbances and driving future macrophyte recovery. Further research is required to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of alternative macrophyte restoration strategies in rivers to foster hydrochory and natural regeneration processes following flood disturbance.

Source: Journal of Environmental Management

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123289

Authors: Colin L. Burke, Luke Carpenter-Bundhoo, David T. Roberts, César Herrera, Hannah M. Franklin, Mark J. Kennard

Institutions: Griffith University, Seqwater

Language: English

Topic: Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Subfield: Nature and Landscape Conservation

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,850