Improving our understanding of the ecosystem effects of varying water levels in weir pools of lowland floodplain rivers: What role can weir pool manipulations play in restoring the health of the River Murray channel? Paul Brown Susan Gehrig Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems 10.26181/5d1993d78cf52 https://opal.latrobe.edu.au/articles/journal_contribution/Improving_our_understanding_of_the_ecosystem_effects_of_varying_water_levels_in_weir_pools_of_lowland_floodplain_rivers_What_role_can_weir_pool_manipulations_play_in_restoring_the_health_of_the_River_Murray_channel_/8379272 <p>MMCP Collaboration (MMCP) is a project supported by the Joint State Governments and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to generate and adopt freshwater ecological knowledge through collaboration, to maintain research capability and contribute supporting science to underpin the Basin-Wide Watering Strategy.<br></p><p><br></p><p>The objectives of this theme within the MMCP is to help the Murray-Darling Basin Officials Committee (BOC) address specific questions as they arise. These question will have relevance to the on-going management of Basin Assets.<br></p><p><br></p><p>This synthesis paper is a response to a question poised by BOC, and examines the range of ecological management objectives for river reaches potentially affected by weir pool manipulation; then collates information about which relevant hypotheses have been tested and summaries the existing knowledge and knowledge-gaps around the effects of weir pool manipulation with respect to the ecological objectives.</p><p></p> 2020-05-01 10:59:07 MMCP Collaboration MDFRC Publication 180/2018 Murray-Darling Basin Weir pool Basin Official Committee (BOC) Freshwater Ecology Ecology Ecosystem Function Environmental Management Environmental Science