Barmah–Millewa Forest monitoring reports

This report presents results from understory vegetation surveys in Barmah–Millewa Forest between January and June 2023.

This study presents the findings of fish condition monitoring, riverine spawning assessments of large-bodied fish species and Murray Crayfish sampling within the Barmah–Millewa Forest.

This report presents the findings of turtle and frog condition monitoring in Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2022–2023, the fifth year of condition monitoring undertaken for these faunal groups.

This report presents findings from waterbird condition monitoring surveys across 12 wetlands in Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2022-2023. Waterbird monitoring in spring 2022 were impacted by high rainfall and flooding.

This report presents results of bush bird condition monitoring surveys conducted from summer 2023 to winter 2023 (inclusive). 

The report presents results of the 2022–2023 monitoring of two endangered waterbird species; the Australasian Bittern and Little Australian Bittern.

This report presents results from understory vegetation surveys in Barmah-Millewa Forest in 2021-2022.

This report evaluates leaf litter loads in Barmah-Millewa Forest in 2021-2022 and uses this data to undertake an assessment of the potential hypoxic blackwater risk.

This report provides a summary of the results from fish and freshwater crayfish surveys in Barmah-Millewa Forest during 2021-2022.

This report presents the results of the 2021-2022 waterbird survey across 12 wetlands in Barmah-Millewa Forest. 

This report presents results and population trends from bush bird monitoring in 2021-2022 at Barmah-Millewa Forest.

This report presents findings from the turtle and frog monitoring in the Barmah-Millewa Forest in 2021-2022.

This report presents findings from acoustic monitoring of turtles in the Barmah-Millewa Forest in 2021-2022.

This report presents findings of movement and population monitoring of large bodied fish such Murray cod and trout cod in the Millewa Forest in 2020-2021.

This report presents the results of the 2020-2021 waterbird survey across 12 wetlands in Barmah–Millewa Forest.

This report presents results and population trends from bush bird monitoring in 2020–21 at Barmah–Millewa Forest.

This report presents findings from the turtle and frog monitoring in the Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2020–21.

This report presents findings from acoustic monitoring of turtles in the Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2020–21.

This report presents results from understorey vegetation surveys in Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2019–20. 

Moira grass propagation trial in Barmah Forest spring 2019

This report evaluates leaf litter loads in Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2020 and uses this data to undertake an assessment of the potential hypoxic blackwater risk.

This report provides a summary of the results from fish and freshwater crayfish surveys in Barmah–Millewa Forest during 2019–20. 

This report presents findings from the mapping of habitat for large bodied fish such Murray cod and golden perch in the Millewa Forest in 2019–20.

This report presents findings from sampling of freshwater turtle and small bodied fish such as carp gudgeon, flathead gudgeon and Australian smelt in the Millewa Forest in 2019–2020.

This report presents the results of the 2019–20 waterbird survey across 12 wetlands in Barmah–Millewa Forest.

This report presents findings from surveys of Australasian bittern and Australian little bittern in Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2019–20. 

This report presents results and population trends from bush bird monitoring in 2019-2020 at Barmah–Millewa Forest.

This report presents the results of the tree and stand condition surveys in Barmah–Millewa Forest in autumn 2019.

This project trialled the use of remote sensed drone imagery to map the distribution of Moira grass in the Barmah Forest.

This report evaluates leaf litter loads in Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2019 and uses this data to undertake an assessment of the potential hypoxic blackwater risk. 

This report provides a summary of the results from fish and freshwater crayfish surveys in the Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2018–19.

This project provides baseline survey data to inform the development of a native fish population recovery strategy for golden and silver perch, Murray cod and trout cod. 

This report presents the results of the 2018–19 waterbird survey across 12 wetlands in Barmah–Millewa Forest. 

This report presents the results of Australasian bittern surveys in the Barmah–Millewa Forest between October and December 2018.

This report presents the results of monitoring the colonial waterbird breeding response to water for the environment delivery to Millewa Forest wetlands in 2018–19.

This project uses acoustic telemetry to track the movement of large bodied fish to determine if restoring flows improves their ability to colonise anabranch creeks in Millewa Forest.

This project trialed the use of remotely sensed imagery to map the distribution of Moira grass in Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2017-18.

This report presents results from seasonal waterbird surveys undertaken in 2017–18.

This reports on fish and crayfish populations surveyed in the Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2017–18

This report provides 2017-18 bush bird survey results and a comparison of changes to species richness and abundance since 1999 in the Barmah–Millewa forest.

Reports on monitoring of woodland bird communities in the Barmah–Millewa forest in summer 2018. 

This reports on the native fish recovery model in Moira Lake in 2017–18. 

The report presents results from seasonal waterbird surveys undertaken in 2016-17.

This report presents results from intervention monitoring in 2016-18 at Millewa Forest.

This report presents the results of the waterbird interventional monitoring program undertaken during the natural flood and environmental flow event in 2016-17.

This report presents an overview of the 2016-17 monitoring results and a brief discussion on observational trends in bush bird diversity and abundance within Barmah–Millewa Forest.

This reports on 2016 remote mapping of the coverage and changes of P. spinescens  in comparison to on-ground mapping in 2013/14. 

This report presents results from bush bird surveys at Barmah–Millewa Forest in 2015-16 to provide insight into species richness and relative abundance. The 2015-16 results are compared to survey results dating back to 2000 to assess changes in species diversity over time.

This report provides a summary of the results of the 2016 sampling season and relates to the previous nine years of sampling, excluding 2015 where no sampling was undertaken. This report provides a summary of the results of the 2016 sampling season and relates to the previous nine years of sampling, excluding 2015 where no sampling was undertaken.

This report provides a summary of the results of the 2015-16 waterbird surveys in Barmah–Millewa Forest. The survey recorded a total of 41 species and more than 1600 individual waterbirds.

This report presents an approach to native fish recovery by re-establishing flowing anabranches at Barmah–Millewa Forest.

This report provides the results of monitoring undertaken in Millewa Forest as part of the 2015-16 Barmah–Millewa environmental watering event.

This report presents the results of the intervention monitoring program undertaken during an environmental watering event during the 2015-16 watering season.

Will heat and hypoxia in floodplain wetlands give alien mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) the edge over endemic pygmy perch (Nannopera australis)?

This report presents data from lab experiments that investigate pygmy perch (Nannopera australis) capacity for survival. The report outlines the methods used in lab experiments that tested pygmy perch resistance to heat and capacity for endurance swimming. The study also included a field survey of pygmy perch presence in Barmah Forest.