An introduction to the collection ‘Environmental flows in northern Murray–Darling Basin: what we know about the science and management after a decade of practice’

M. R. Southwell; P. F. Frazier; M. Peat; S. A. Banks; J. B. Shrubb; T. C. Kermode; L. A. Thurtell; S. Bowen; A. E. Prior

doi:10.1071/MF24166

FOREWORD

Previous Contents Vol 75(15)

An introduction to the collection ‘Environmental flows in northern Murray–Darling Basin: what we know about the science and management after a decade of practice’

M. R. Southwell

^A ^* , P. F. Frazier ^A , M. Peat ^B , S. A. Banks ^B , J. B. Shrubb ^A , T. C. Kermode ^A , L. A. Thurtell ^C , S. Bowen ^C and A. E. Prior ^D

+ Author Affiliations

- Author Affiliations

^A 2rog Consulting, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

^B Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

^C NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

^D Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.

^* Correspondence to: msouthwell@2rog.com.au

Handling Editor: Max Finlayson

Marine and Freshwater Research 75, MF24166 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF24166

Submitted: 23 July 2024 Accepted: 4 August 2024 Published: 16 October 2024

Keywords: Australia, Murray–Darling Basin, northern MDB, water for the environment, water management.

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