Fw: Waterway and Wetland Stakeholder Forum June 1
Maelor Himbury
| Subject: | Waterway and Wetland Stakeholder Forum June 1 |
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| Date: | Wed, 9 May 2018 06:05:34 +0000 |
| From: | Zoe Samson <Zoe.S...@melbournewater.com.au> |
Good Afternoon,
As a valued external stakeholder/customer you are invited to hear about the latest waterway and wetland research being undertaken by Melbourne Water.
Held every six months, these Applied Research forums for external stakeholders and interested Melbourne Water people showcase a selection of the wide range of innovative research and development activities at Melbourne Water.
Research presented at the half-day forum on June 1 includes:
· How habitat suitability models are helping us develop the next Healthy Waterways Strategy - Dr Yung En Chee, University of Melbourne
· eDNA - revolutionising species detection and monitoring - Dr Andrew Weeks, CESAR
· Ecological benefits and costs of stormwater wetlands - Dr Rob Hale, University of Melbourne
· Instream habitat complexity - understanding the ecological benefits - Prof. Barb Downes, University of Melbourne
· Automated rapid analysis of acoustic recordings of frogs (or birds) - Dr Elizabeth Stark, Symbolix
· Why are new housing estates a hot spot for synthetic pyrethroid pollution? - Assoc. Prof. Vin Pettigrove, Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management (CAPIM)
· Identifying pollution sources and understanding impacts on ecosystem health - Dr Sara Long, CAPIM
· Fish-based measures for assessing pollution in waterways - Dr Kathryn Hassell, CAPIM
Waterways & Wetlands Research Stakeholder Forum
The Angliss Conference Centre | 550 La Trobe St | Melbourne | Melbourne, VIC 3000 | Australia
Friday, 1 June 2018 from 9:00 am to 1:25 pm (AEST)
Find out more or register here
Please register via the link above in Eventbrite if you are interested.
Kind Regards
Zoe Samson | Waterways and Land Officer (Lower Maribyrnong), Regional Services West | Service Delivery Group | Melbourne Water | T: (03) 9679 7270 | M: 0437 963 410 | 990 La Trobe St, Docklands 3008 | PO Box 4342 Melbourne VIC 3001 | melbournewater.com.au
Looking after the Maribyrnong River, Moonee Ponds Creek, Taylors Creek - Brimbank Park, Stony Creek and Steele Creek in the Moonee Valley, Brimbank and Maribyrnong council areas.
Enhancing Life and Liveability.
