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Ecological trajectories

In the Murray-Darling Basin, consumptive water use coupled with high natural variability in river flows has resulted in declines in environmental condition in many ecological systems.

Water security

CSIRO’s research is playing a crucial role in supporting decision making in Australia’s largest river basin.

Murray floodplain inundation model

A research and decision support tool for environmental flow management in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Waterbird breeding

Wetlands within the Murray-Darling Basin provide critical waterbird habitats, however the quality and availability of these sites are influenced by our water and vegetation management decisions.

Spatial tool MDB

Water is highly contested in the Murray-Darling Basin with use of water by irrigators and the environment in conflict.

Murray-Darling Basin sustainable yields papers

We have completed a series of reports which assessed current and future water availability in the Murray-Darling Basin.

Murray-Darling Basin sustainable yields overview

In 2007 and 2008, the Murray-Darling Basin Sustainable Yields team led by Tom Hatton and Bill Young undertook an assessment of the likely impacts of climate change on the surface water and groundwater resources of the Murray-Darling Basin.

Frogs in love hop into Murray-Darling Basin research

Researchers are drawing on the love lives of frogs to better understand whether an ecosystem is healthy.

Science Solutions for the Murray-Darling Basin

Managing today’s resources for the future

How CSIRO is helping to protect a national icon

The Murray-Darling Basin is a national icon under stress in a changing climate. Ensuring this Australian food bowl remains healthy and productive is vital for the communities, environment and industries relying on it. The Basin (MDB) covers 14 per cent of Australia and is home to more than two million people. Its agriculture (both dryland and irrigated) accounts for almost 40 per cent by value of Australia’s agricultural production.

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