Murrumbidgee Wetland Seedbank Research Project

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The majority of wetlands along the Murrumbidgee are owned privately, yet little is known about these wetlands and there is evidence they are in poor ecological condition (Spencer et. al. 1998). This project was aimed at discovering the nature of the plant communities within wetlands on private land on the Murrumbidgee River. At the commencement of the project the region was in the midst of a drought, meaning vegetation surveys would not have been fruitful. A soil seedbank study was conducted instead. Wetlands with different commence to fill levels, profiles (shallow and deep) and managements were studied to discover how these factors would influence the species present. Species distribution was also compared between wetlands, within wetlands and within treatments.