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  • The imperative need for nationally coordinated bioassessment of rivers and streams

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    Author(s)
    Nichols, Susan J
    Barmuta, Leon A
    Chessman, Bruce C
    Davies, Peter E
    Dyer, Fiona J
    Harrison, Evan T
    Hawkins, Charles P
    Jones, Iwan
    Kefford, Ben J
    Linke, Simon
    Marchant, Richard
    Metzeling, Leon
    Moon, Katie
    Ogden, Ralph
    Peat, Michael
    Reynoldson, Trefor B
    Thompson, Ross M
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Linke, Simon
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    Declining water quality and ecological condition is a typical trend for rivers and streams worldwide as human demands for water resources increase. Managing these natural resources sustainably is a key responsibility of governments. Effective water management policies require information derived from long-term monitoring and evaluation. Biological monitoring and assessment are critical for management because bioassessment integrates the biological, physical and chemical features of a waterbody. Investment in nationally coordinated riverine bioassessment in Australia has almost ceased and the foci of management questions are ...
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    Declining water quality and ecological condition is a typical trend for rivers and streams worldwide as human demands for water resources increase. Managing these natural resources sustainably is a key responsibility of governments. Effective water management policies require information derived from long-term monitoring and evaluation. Biological monitoring and assessment are critical for management because bioassessment integrates the biological, physical and chemical features of a waterbody. Investment in nationally coordinated riverine bioassessment in Australia has almost ceased and the foci of management questions are on more localised assessments. However, rivers often span political and administrative boundaries, and their condition may be best protected and managed under national policies, supported by a coordinated national bioassessment framework. We argue that a nationally coordinated program for the bioassessment of riverine health is an essential element of sustainable management of a nation’s water resources. We outline new techniques and research needed to streamline current arrangements to meet present-day and emerging challenges for coordinating and integrating local, regional and national bioassessment activities. This paper draws on international experience in riverine bioassessment to identify attributes of successful broad-scale bioassessment programs and strategies needed to modernise freshwater bioassessment in Australia and re-establish national broad-scale focus.
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    Journal Title
    Marine and Freshwater Research
    Volume
    68
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1071/MF15329
    Copyright Statement
    © 2017 CSIRO. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Freshwater Ecology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/344403
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