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NESP RL Project 3.2 - Planning for catchment resilience and threatened-species recovery from extreme events in Queensland’s Moonaboola (Mary River)

Dates

Start Date
01-Feb-2023
End Date
28-Feb-2026

Titles

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NESP RL Project 3.2 - Planning for catchment resilience and threatened-species recovery from extreme events in Queensland’s Moonaboola (Mary River)
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Start Date
01-Feb-2023
End Date
28-Feb-2026
Language
English

Descriptions

Description

In many parts of eastern Australia, recent extreme weather events have caused severe droughts, heat waves, wildfires and floods. Coupled with habitat degradation and invasive species, these environmental disturbances pose increasing risks to the resilience and long-term survival of highly valued and threatened freshwater species and the integrity of critical wetland habitats. This presents major science challenges for effective threat management, habitat restoration and species recovery.

This project aims to identify practical solutions for catchment-scale restoration and threatened-species recovery, with a focus on the Mary River (Moonaboola) catchment in south-east Queensland – a hotspot of threatened species that rely on freshwater and riparian habitats. These species include fish (Australian lungfish, Mary River cod, Oxleyan pygmy perch), turtles (Mary River turtle, white-throated snapping turtle), frogs (giant barred frog, wallum sedge frog), birds (Coxen’s fig parrot) and mammals (water mouse).

Crucially, the Mary River catchment is also home to passionate people involved in strong local organisations who want to save threatened species and achieve a resilient, sustainable and productive catchment.We’re taking an integrated approach to create new opportunities for the management of threatened aquatic species in the Mary River catchment, which will be transferable to other Australian ecosystems.

Key research areas

To address these challenges and improve knowledge, capacity and tools for management and recovery of threatened freshwater species and their critical habitats, we will work with government, catchment natural resource management groups, Traditional Owners and landholders by:

  • filling critical knowledge gaps on threatened species distributions and habitat requirements, ecological and cultural values, and threats
  • prioritising on-ground restoration actions to benefit multiple threatened species
  • undertaking targeted implementation trials of habitat-restoration measures for key species
  • designing a monitoring program to evaluate restoration success.

Pathway to impact

This project will support catchment resilience and threatened-species recovery by:

  • improving knowledge of threatened freshwater species, habitats, cultural values and key threats
  • identifying priority areas and actions for habitat restoration after extreme events
  • working with Traditional Owners, catchment groups, governments and local partners to support practical on-ground outcomes
  • developing monitoring approaches to evaluate restoration success and inform future recovery planning.
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English

Contributors

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Organisations

Name
Griffith University

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Lead Research Organisation
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Start Date
2023-02-01
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Citation
Burke, C. L., Carpenter-Bundhoo, L., Roberts, D. T., Herrera, C., Franklin, H. M., & Kennard, M. J. (2024). Grazing impacts on experimentally restored aquatic macrophytes as critical habitat for the threatened Australian lungfish. Journal of Environmental Management, 371, 123289.
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Carpenter-Bundhoo, L., & Moffatt, D. (2024). Expanding the known range and practical conservation issues of the Endangered Australian brook lamprey Mordacia praecox. Endangered Species Research, 53, 547–553.
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Carpenter‐Bundhoo, L., Larsen, N., Jones, C., Wedlock, B., Espinoza, T., Butler, Gavin L., & Kennard, Mark J. (2026). Experimental Habitat Enhancement and Monitoring for the Endangered Mary River Cod Maccullochella mariensis . Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 36(3). Portico.
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Mallett, M. C., Thiem, J. D., Butler, G. L., Carpenter-Bundhoo, L., Champion, C., & Kennard, M. J. (2026). Evaluating bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) as a tool for assessing freshwater fish condition. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 311, 111958.
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Burke, C. L., Carpenter-Bundhoo, L., Roberts, D. T., Franklin, H. M., & Kennard, M. J. (2026). Dam-induced disruption of hydrochory and macrophyte recovery in the Brisbane River post-flood. Aquatic Botany, 206, 104025.
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Carpenter Bundhoo, Luke, Kennard, Mark J, Sternberg, David, & Espinoza, Tom. (2026). NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub and DRFA Mary River aquatic survey data [Dataset] [Dataset]. Griffith University.
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