What's new? 15th May 2009

Well much has happened since the last release including the refilling of Lake Eyre. The Australian has a series of pictures that show the water on its way to the lake!

New products in this release include:

14 Stressor Conceptual Models

Stressor models are used to show how human activities interact with the natural processes occurring in a wetland (i.e. process models) and impact the ecosystem. This allows pressure and condition indicators to be determined that are specific to a particular stressor and wetland type.

New educational tools

The Our Wetlands—a field-based research unit allows teachers to undertake an intensive wetland module across one full term of teaching. The module covers all contemporary areas of teaching for Queensland schools. The unit also has a Storythread developed by Pullenvale Environmental Centre, as well as a Catchment role play game.

Update Wetland Fauna Indicator Species Lists

The Wetland Fauna Indicator Species list has had a bit of a face lift and now includes some new orders.

New AquaBAMM assessments available

The DERM has developed a method to assess conservation values of wetlands called the Aquatic Biodiversity Assessment and Mapping Method (AquaBAMM). Results for the Baffle Creek and Condamine River assessments are now available. We have also updated the look of this section of the web site in preparation for more information and additions.

Our WetlandInfo feature frog is a Litoria caerulea, commonly known as Common Green Tree Frog. Click here to hear it's call Windows Media or Quicktime audio. The recording of its call is by David Stewart of Nature Sound. Photo by Harry Hines (DERM). The front page artwork is by Tamsin Ainslie. WetlandInfo will update this section regularly, so keep your eyes and ears open! For more information on frogs and to hear their calls, visit the Frogs Australia Network

Last updated: 11 November 2009