Capabilities
River, wetland and floodplain vegetation ecology
- Vegetation and habitat surveys
- Plant specimen identification
- Vegetation and ecological condition monitoring (e.g. The Living Murray condition monitoring)
- Biodiversity assessments
- Seed-raising and tube-stock establishment techniques,
- Experimental trials and mesocosm studies
Ecophysiology & water-use requirements
- Scholander-type pressure chambers,
- Infra-red Gas analysers ( e.g. LICOR),
- Fuorometers (e.g. mini PAM),
- Sapflow meters/psychrometers
- Soil-water meters,
- Soils analysis (e.g. soil water content, EC, pH, carbon content),
- Data loggers,
- Water quality meters,
- Isotope analysis (e.g. C13/C12 and O18/O16),
Research & Development
- Project design and budgeting
- Project coordination and management
- Remote area field work and logistics
- Cultural Awareness training
- Current Senior First Aid
- Tow & 4WD training and experience,
- Vegetation population and community ecology
- Environmental flow operational support
- Environmental management plans
- Statistical analysis of ecological data
- Community and stakeholder engagement
- Regional and strategic planning
- Peer reviewed publication and report preparation
- Scientific communication