Estuarine wetland rehabilitation and ecohydraulics: the link between hydraulics, sediment, benthic invertebrates, vegetation and migratory wading bird habitat.

水流是河口湿地的命脉，对生态栖息地有着重要的影响。尽管如此，人们对受威胁的候鸟、底栖无脊椎动物、湿地植被和支持它们的水环境之间的联系知之甚少。本研究将确定迁徙涉禽栖息地的关键特征与水文环境之间的相互关系。这项研究将在国际重要的亨特河口进行。该项目将产生基于河口湿地水力控制的生态管理策略。这些对于澳大利亚沿海地区涵洞、道路和其他开发项目的设计至关重要。

Water flow is the lifeblood of estuarine wetlands and has a major impact on ecological habitat. Despite this, little is known about the link between the threatened migratory birdlife, benthic invertebrates, wetland vegetation and the aqueous environment that supports them. This study will determine the interrelationships between key characteristics of migratory wader habitat and the hydraulic environment. The study will be conducted in the internationally significant Hunter estuary. The project will result in ecological management strategies based on hydraulic control for estuarine wetlands. These are essential for the design of culverts and roads and other development throughout coastal Australia.