Predicting the occurrence of riparian woody species to inform environmental water policies in an Australian tropical river

This dataset includes riparian vegetation composition and structure data, collected from the lower Fitzroy River, WA (2018).

The data accompanies the following research outputs;
- Canham, C. A., Beesley, L. S., Gwinnn, D. C., Douglas, M. M., Setterfield, S. A., Freestone, F. L., Pusey, B. J. & Loomes, R. C. (2021). Predicting the occurrence of riparian woody species to inform environmental water policies in an Australian tropical river. Freshwater Biology., 66, 2251– 2263. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13829
- Freestone F. L., Canham C. A., Setterfield S. A., Douglas M. M., Beesley L. S. & Loomes R. C. (2022). Characterising the woody vegetation in contrasting habitat types in the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 70, 421-431. https://doi.org/10.1071/BT22039
- Freestone F. L., Canham C. A., Setterfield S. A., Douglas M. M. & Loomes R. C. (2021). Characterising vegetation zones along the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia. University of Western Australia, Perth. https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/publications/characterising-vegetation-zones-along-the-lower-fizroy-river-western-australia-report/

This project is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program through the Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub.

For more information, please contact Samantha Setterfield [e-mail]