YEAR 11 geography (general)
environments at risk - freshwater rivers

Source: Charles Sturt University

This guide has been designed to support the Environment at Risk Depth Study task.
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General information about freshwater rivers | Human impact on freshwater rivers | Solutions

General information about freshwater rivers

• Beatty, R. (2003). Rivers and lakes. Raintree.

• Day, T., & Garratt, R. (2006). Lakes and rivers. Chelsea House Pub.

• Krempels, D. (n.d.). Aquatic biomes. http://www.bio.miami.edu/dana/330/330F19_10.html

• Major freshwater biomes. (n.d.). https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-biology2/chapter/major-freshwater-biomes/

• Murray-Darling Basin Authority​. (n.d.). https://www.mdba.gov.au​

• Pearson, J. (2008). The Murray-darling river system. Echidna Books.​

• River maps. (n.d.). ​https://worldmapwithcountries.net/2020/04/22/world-river-map/

Human impact on freshwater rivers

• Australian Human Rights Commission. (2009). Case study 2: the Murray-Darling Basin - an ecological and human tragedy. https://humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/social_justice/nt_report/ntreport08/pdf/casestudy2.pdf

• Davies, A., Bowers, M., Ball, A. & Evershed, N. (2019​). Murray-Darling: when the river runs dry. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2018/apr/05/murray-darling-when-the-river-runs-dry
  

• Pyers, G. (2010). What's the issue? the Murray darling basin crisis. Macmillan Library.

• Sengupta, A., Doody, T., & Pollino, C. (2018). Understanding ecosystem response to water management in the Murray-Darling Basin. https://ecos.csiro.au/murray-darling-basin/
  

Agriculture / Irrigation

• The Australia Institute. (2021). Six reasons to stop floodplain harvesting in NSW. https://australiainstitute.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/P1186-Six-reasons-to-stop-floodplain-harvesting-WEB.pdf

• Claughton, D. (2020, July 14). Flood plain harvesting and why it continues to divide Murray-Darling Basin communities. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-14/flood-plain-harvesting-and-the-murray-darling-basin-plan/12157646

• Crabtree, R. (2021, July 1). Residents along the Murray River want blue-green algae addressed in new study. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-07/residents-want-blue-green-algae-addressed-in-murray-river-study/100274690

• Baumgartner, L., Reynoldson, N., Cameron, L., & Stanger, J. (2007). The effects of selected irrigation practices on fish of the Murray-Darling Basin. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/185036/Baumgartner---The-effects-of-selected-irrigation-practices-on-fish-of-the-Murray-Darling-Basin.pdf​

• Water Quality Australia. (n.d.). Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and water quality. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/issues/blue-green-algae

Introduced species

• Fleming, F. (2010). The dwindling river: problems with introduced species. https://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1374
  

Impacts of dams etc

• Besser, L. (Reporter)., & Fallon, M. (Producer). (2017). Pumped [Video]. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

• Fleming, F. (2010). The dwindling river: Effects of weirs, locks, barrages and dams. https://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1372
  

• Mitigating and managing barriers to fish passage and improving river connectivity. (2018). https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/projects/mitigating-and-managing-barriers-to-fish-passage-and-improving-river-connectivity

• Smith, D. (2017). Long-term study of Murray-Darling Basin wetlands reveals impact of dams. https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/long-term-study-murray-darling-basin-wetlands-reveals-impact-dams#:~:text=dams%20%7C%20UNSW%20Newsroom-,Long%2Dterm%20study%20of%20Murray%2DDarling%20Basin,wetlands%20reveals%20impact%20of%20dams&text=A%2030%2Dyear%2Dlong%20UNSW,percent%20decline%20in%20waterbird%20numbers.

Solutions

• CSIRO. (2020). Science solutions for the Murray-Darling Basin. https://publications.csiro.au/rpr/download?pid=csiro:EP206574&dsid=DS1

• Hart, B., & Thoms, M. (2019). 5 ways the government can clean up the Murray- Darling Basin Plan. https://theconversation.com/5-ways-the-government-can-clean-up-the-murray-darling-basin-plan-116265​

• Johnston, R. (2020). Experts slam federal government plan to release 'carp virus' in the Murray-Darling. https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2020/10/20/experts-slam-federal-government-plan-release-carp-virus-murray-darling 

• Kozacek, C. (2016). Australia plans to eliminate invasive carp from Murray-Darling River Basin. https://www.circleofblue.org/2016/australia/australia-plans-eliminate-invasive-carp-murray-darling-river-basin/​

• Nature Conservancy. (n.d.). Creating a sustainable Murray-Darling. https://www.natureaustralia.org.au/what-we-do/our-priorities/land-and-freshwater/land-freshwater-stories/creating-a-sustainable-murray-darling/