“This presentation by Research Manager Luke Peel, summarises the results-to-date of the extensive flora and fauna monitoring undertaken as part of the Mulloon Rehydration Initiative, including the numerous positive effects of catchment scale landscape rehydration can generate for regenerating and building resilience.
Key points include:
- Water – quantity & quality have responded well, due to landscape rehydration works
- Riparian Vegetation – has improved for most transects across the MRI
- Fish – native fish have responded very well, introduced species are in decline
- Frogs – are doing well, with increases in species composition & populations
- Birds – species & populations are doing well, including 7 rare/declining species and 4 threatened species noted in the project area.”