Traditional Owner-led restoration of urban billabongs

这个由土著科学家领导的项目旨在通过古环境分析（沉积物岩心）和实地调查植被，动物群和水质对文化烧伤和洪水的反应，调查城市死水潭过去和现在的火灾，洪水和植被动态。在与墨尔本水和传统业主的合作中，这个创新项目旨在发展和联合收割机历史和当代生态知识和土著人民的知识，并将其应用于更好地管理澳大利亚最大城市之一的文化和生态重要的死水潭。该项目预计将提供一个有效的传统所有者领导的恢复和管理我们的受威胁的城市湿地的模板。

This Indigenous scientist led project aims to investigate the past and present fire, flooding and vegetation dynamics of urban billabongs through paleoenvironmental assays (sediment cores) and field surveys of vegetation, faunal and water quality responses to cultural burns and floods. In partnership with Melbourne Water and Traditional Owners, this innovative project intends to develop and combine historical and contemporary ecological and Indigenous peoples’ knowledge and apply it to better manage culturally and ecologically significant billabongs in one of Australia’s largest cities. This project expects to provide a template for effective Traditional Owner-led restoration and management of our threatened urban wetlands.