Salinity is an on-going environmental concern that causes damage to agricultural land, downstream water users, aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity, as well as to regional and urban infrastructure.

The overall plan for this Research Fellowship was to read and digest the literature on droughtand aquatic systems and their biota, to produce a report for Land & Water Australia on the major findings from the revi

Submerged water plants (aquatic macrophytes) are a desirable component of shallow lakes and wetlands, and management activities should be directed to ensure their continual presence.