Long Term Intervention Monitoring (LTIM) Project - Biodiversity

The Biodiversity component of the LTIM Project evaluated the contribution of Commonwealth environmental water to achieving diversity-related objectives of the Basin Plan by undertaking a qualitative evaluation of expected outcomes of watering actions undertaken by the CEWO. \r\n\r\nThe CEWO’s LTIM Project focused on examining the contribution of Commonwealth environmental water to the environmental objectives of the Basin Plan 2012 (Basin Plan), while assisting the CEWO to demonstrate environmental outcomes and adaptively manage the water holdings. Monitoring and evaluation was focused in seven Selected Areas: the Junction of the Warrego and Darling rivers, Gwydir river system, Lachlan river system, Murrumbidgee river system, Edward/Kolety-Wakool river system, Goulburn River and Lower Murray River. These areas will continue to be monitored through the CEWO’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER) Program. \r\n\r\nData collected by monitoring at Selected Areas is used to evaluate local outcomes from watering and also contributed to the analysis and evaluation of Basin Plan objectives.\r\n\r\nThe main data output of the Biodiversity evaluation is an aggregated list of species and communities that potentially benefitted from Commonwealth environmental water from 2014-15 to 2018-19. This is derived from other Basin Matter reports (Vegetation, Fish, Ecosystem Diversity), Selected Area monitoring, the Atlas of Living Australia and monitoring programs external to LTIM (e.g. the Living Murray, Bird Life Australia). \r\n\r\nPlease refer to the Murray-Darling Basin LTIM Project: 2018-19 Basin-scale evaluation of Commonwealth environmental water – Biodiversity Report for the detailed method on data used for evaluation. \r\n\r\n###Acknowledgement\r\n\r\nThe Commonwealth Environmental Water Office acknowledge the First Nations peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands, waterways and skies of the Murray-Darling Basin. We thank them for their knowledge and science and respect their continuing connection to culture and Country and the values reflected in these data.\r\n\r\n

LTIM项目的生物多样性评估模块，通过对英联邦环境水办公室（Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, CEWO）所实施的补水行动预期成果开展定性评估，以此衡量英联邦环境水对达成流域计划（Basin Plan）多样性相关目标的贡献。

英联邦环境水办公室牵头的LTIM项目，旨在评估英联邦环境水对2012年流域计划（Basin Plan）环境目标的贡献，同时协助该办公室展示环境成效，并对所持水量开展适应性管理。本次监测与评估聚焦七大选定区域（Selected Areas）：沃雷戈河与达令河汇流处、格威迪尔河（Gwydir）水系、拉克伦河（Lachlan）水系、马兰比吉河（Murrumbidgee）水系、爱德华/科莱蒂-瓦库尔河（Edward/Kolety-Wakool）水系、古尔伯恩河（Goulburn River）以及下墨累河（Lower Murray River）。后续将通过英联邦环境水办公室的监测、评估与研究（Monitoring, Evaluation and Research, MER）计划持续对上述区域开展监测。

从选定区域监测中获取的数据，既可用于评估补水行动的本地实施成效，也可为流域计划各目标的分析与评估提供数据支撑。

本次生物多样性评估的核心数据产出，是2014-2015财年至2018-2019财年期间，潜在受益于英联邦环境水的物种与群落汇总清单。该清单的数据来源包括其他流域主题报告（植被、鱼类、生态系统多样性）、选定区域监测数据、澳大利亚生物物种地图集（Atlas of Living Australia），以及LTIM项目之外的监测计划（例如活力墨累计划、澳大利亚鸟类协会监测项目）。

如需了解本次评估所用数据的详细方法，请参阅《墨累-达令盆地LTIM项目：2018-2019财年英联邦环境水流域尺度评估——生物多样性报告》。

###致谢

英联邦环境水办公室谨此承认，澳大利亚第一民族（First Nations）族群是墨累-达令盆地土地、水道与天空的传统所有者与守护者。我们感谢其贡献的知识与科研成果，并尊重他们与文化及故土的持续联结，以及本数据集所体现的相关价值。