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0Inspiring future freshwater scientists
The Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre (MDFRC) has a long history of teaching, both in an academic university environment, and at the secondary school level for regional youth interested in the environment and freshwater ecology. The MDFRC Wodonga Laboratory has hosted the Rotary Murray-Darling School of Freshwater Research (RMDSFR) annually, attracting students from secondary schools in New South Wales, Victoria, […]
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0Regent Parrot reigns again
Vic Hughes explains how environmental water at Hattah Lakes is helping a threatened species, the Regent Parrot. In November 2016, the ABC reported that 1600 Regent Parrots had been sighted in just two hours in north-west Victoria. This was extraordinary, as the beautiful Regent Parrot is a threatened species in eastern Australia and before this […]
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0A day in the life of a MuDFReaCk
Ever wondered how freshwater scientists go about their work? Staff at the Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre’s (MDFRC) Mildura Laboratory work in a number of different areas, including fish ecology, vegetation ecology, monitoring, geographic information systems and remote sensing. MDFRC generates knowledge to aid in the protection and improvement of the health of rivers, floodplains, wetlands and […]
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0Protecting the Murray Hardyhead
Over half of the 46 fish species native to the Murray-Darling Basin are known to be rare, threatened or of conservation concern. Combining the use of environmental water and ecological knowledge is helping to protect and rehabilitate vulnerable fish populations. Murray hardyhead (Craterocephalus fluviatilis) are small-bodied native fish endemic to the lowland floodplains of the […]