This project aims to investigate the ecological response of the aquatic vegetation communities to water quality changes and water regime. The main study site is Lake Brewster with comparisons also planned for Lake Cowal and Lake Cargelligo, all of which are situated in the mid section of the Lachlan river catchment.
This study is the first large-scale, comprehensive assessment of frog communities and their habitat associations or requirements in the mid and lower Lachlan since the breaking of the Millennium Drought (circa 2010). As information on the distribution of frog species in the Lachlan is limited, the study will address some knowledge gaps which ultimately aims to inform stakeholder understanding of what conditions best aid frog survival, breeding and dispersal to ultimately improve management decisions and environmental water delivery in the future (with particular reference to managing for specific frog communities).
