damaged by pig activities. In contrast, with the exception oxygendamaged still pig activities.contrast, is dissolved (which In by Accepted highest because bypigs the theygrazed had exposure areshallowand risks, heavily werewetlands thatfish typologies data examined.revealed in wetland water-quality Field for freshwaterfish asphyxia exposure three tropicaloccupying Acute thermalrisks and Australian Hub) andthe Australian Government. wasThis study Environment withNational supported Sciences Programme (Northern Funding information [email protected] Email: Article Freshwater Ecology ResearchGroup, James University, Queensland, Cook 4811,Australia Waltham, for EcosystemN. J.Centre Tropical WaterandAquatic Research, Correspondence Significancestatement
Fr Thermal and asphyxia exposure risk to to freshwater exposurerisk asphyxia and fish Thermal pagination andproofreading process, which version undergone full peer review but has not This article hasbeen accepted for publication inthe Journal ofFishBiologyand eshwater Ecology Research Group,eshwater JamesEcology University, Queensland, Cook 4811,Australia
Centre forCentre Tropical Water andAquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), and the Versionof Record. Please cite this This article isprotected by copyright. All rights reserved. N. J. WALTHAM AND J. R. SCHAFFER WALTHAMN. J. J. R.SCHAFFER AND
been through the copyediting, typesetting, wetlands wetlands
may lead to differencesbetweenlead to this may
article as doi: 10.1111 /jfb.13 74 in feral-pig-damaged tropical feral-pig-damaged 2 oxygen, freshwater fish,dissolved floodplain, pigs, thermal tolerance, wetland KEYWORDS heavily pig reached conditionsofcritical vegetationrespiration), because aquatic This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article - managed wetlands pig - modifi
ed
tropical tropical provide landscape
s
the the opportunitybest .
for thesame
fish deeper permanent species species to survive i
and n a which Schaffer, 2017) vegetation wetlands therefore are (Doupé sediments activity northern and again habitats orderephemeral in aquatic and unpubl. data chronic most notably become re 2014; Pettit evaporation, groundwateror recharge, through consumption 2003) Arthington, disconnect from andp rivers primary 2016; Hurd element D This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article uration and frequency uration floodplainof connection coastal tract tract away from banksand the
deeper and have verylimited avoidance
freshwater fish freshwater Here
thresholds for local aquatic fauna forlocalaquatic thresholds et al.et of predisposed to predisposed in
Queensland, where human intervention less
providing
(Baber &Coblentz, 1986) feral pigsferal remains and successful et al. et et al. et , )
, 2010;Waltham &Schaffer, 2017) . three typologieswerewetland experience affected
In the In the late dry more . , 2016) , 2012) The aims were first , manycompletely drying (Datry the opportunity Sus scrofa permanent
fish
Australia (Fig. occupying of thesetypes by
reduced waterqualityconditions water quality water . However, manymonths after . Intropical regions high feral animalsferal production season, water water temperature
contributes to (remain through (remain dry season riparian shaderiparian options to survive untilto monsoonal survive rain
prevent for those remainingfor those fauna aquatic
rogressively
and 1 to is usually deeper,is usually withclear, waters better fish (Bennett (Bennett )
(Pettit (Pettit : determine the . pig
where they are confineare (Wallace Wetlandmust fish s examined modified
such asnorthern Australia feral animal access the the et al.et &
(Pusey Arthington,2003) & wetland habitatsinnorthernwetland s ;
Kozak, 2016; Galib Kozak, 2016;Galib loss ofvegetation, exposureloss and (Waltham permanent become , 2012) et al., et et al.et d to boundsthe wetland oftheisolated are
[ acute effects temperature in the Archerin the catchment River in Fig. 1
river flow f ceases,
, 2015 and shallow and with
2018) ; fencedwetlands smaller and shallower andshallower smaller
until nextthe wet season) andare & Fixler,2017
, from ( depth wetlands wetlands
b) therefore primary rivers ; D. Burrows & B. Butler, B.Butler, ; D.Burrows&
] because , ,
where wetland wildlife
(Pettit reconnects suffer et al.
[ to move.to , Fig 1
wetlands continue to
exp submerged aquatic submerged aquatic of water loss either s where the the s where feeding et al. et
(McJannet (McJannet loodplain loodplain wetlands , 2018;Górski )
,
loit loit available poor water quality
Queensland [ (c) reach where they is an Fig the floodplainthe , 2012)
(AET) ] (Waltham & .
, (Pusey &
( ing wetlands that essential turnover of 1d )
et al.et acute and acute , ] at at but , . et al.et The ,
, from the tub in a were generally deeper( had November 2017 4m 1mm wingpanels, sunrise. C) shortly after temperatures amplitude 9.67º middle afternoon. Themean ofthe temperature amplitude daily was6.26º almo periodicity; of these types occupying wetlands falling & Fixler,2017) waterin environmental analysed here)pH arenot oxygendissolved (%), electricalconductivity and wetlands wetlands. exceedance frequencies bycollecting achieved wetlands second This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article no submerged or floating no submergedor aquatic plants st linear rate for period rate a st linear of
stage ofth Calibrated Calibrated Fish was to c. , among the Arc (0.2 90
1 were collected her River.her Fish
–
(0.2 l m depth) ) contextualise 2 h
at the
. (Supporting Information(Supporting S1) Table C, lowest 4.4
e
In wetlands In wetlands m) after sunrise each after day near H hydrograph ydrolabs ydrolabs
different levelsof from disturbance pigs feral
gradually de gradually station
stretch mesh stretch high frequency ≤
in catchment the processes curves
1.5m) and contained 1.5m) contained submerged and vegetation aquatic ;
logging at this from
the
were homestead (OTT Hydromet GmbH; o occupied
, , representing themost extremefor time fauna ofyear C). For the remainingC). Forthe 16
which then are used define to the A
7.5 four of these
clined reaching aminimum 24.5 (lowest ET and (Wallace . acclimate ) thatwassoaked – T 8.5 he water columnhe water pronounced exhibited diel temperature water temperaturewater
by feral pigs,by feral
(within 3 for between 4 2and days h
hypoxia frequency provides frequency dielchanges provides explicit insight into
reaching daily maximareaching daily et al.
d (28 present -
surface temperatures water rise began to atan wetlands , o
2015,
pH every20mins h exposure risksexposure forfish C . Weathe , while , while the permanent andfencedwetlands of ±
overnight ( Secchi
1.2) collection) collection) www.ott.com
u 2017; Waltham h sing fyke( a net and dissolved oxygenand dissolved data to gener
of daynear each which
r dis was c c.
depth risk
is proximal daily tothe with as high as40.2º as high to fine with . The aimsecond was 1400
(electrical (electrical conductivity and )
record
were deployed in for fish occupying
water water was et al. et hours 0.8m double opening, occupying tropical occupying º
C (highest daily daily C (highest
-
C; maximum 28.9º surface watersurface water water temperature, wetlands on wetlands the < 0.1m . , 2013; Waltham sourced directly F to 0900 ish were placed ish were
C
and and
during the
hours they they the se ) ate
during during Australia northern temperature recordedat data and thresholds that higher than water rangethe ofwatertemperatures recorded species, there wasnosignificant relationship between fishand size lineolata (Richardson 1844) maximum AET Hypseleotris compressa A2239. permit number Queensland Animal Protection Careand Act2001 then from tank experimental the andpl the is wetlands temperature alinearat (2.5 rate (Thermoline, Eurotherm 316Control unpubl.Butler, data water This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article an assumed
temperature therefore wouldneed toseek fish returned to the samereturned tothe wetland the day. next - column average (whichcolumn average suitable is forhyperthermic experiments; daylight hours The Contextualising
probably
(Steindachner 1867), (Waltham &Schaffer were e AET
acute acute the )
displayed thermocline onthe . Thelowest (1.0
determined for each fish species determined foreachfishspecies (Tab
xceeded in temperature conditions have no
. The highest . Thehighest reported that ) in
(
D. Burrows&B.unpubl. Butler,
rmal the for tub between A (Krefft 1864) ET
need to be need to
response pig g findings overnment while , o
- water temperatures excess in of 50 2 C modified single 015 thermal refugia o aced inabucketwith ), proximal totheaverage hourly increase
C) range was C) range n
; the lowestthe (36.6 )
searching forthermal refugia.
(Eme . involved a using www.thermoline.com.au ha observed T s
-
he time in the in the in the maintained stream wetlands widethe 4 et al. et
and were
wetland p This research wasThis research under completed
, 2011; Stewart , 2011;Stewart &Allen, 2014) A ermanent at which at for at least for atleast p 8
orthern orthern trout gudgeon
and ET st
recorded. F , h
between 8and18%of l the
o range (3.5 before a programmable thermo
C) was (39.9
le le James CookUniversity freque s river data
(Fig. 1
) fish and o revealed - )
C) was the s C) wasthe water ( water flow gauging stations across flow stations gauging . ncy distribution plot art ofthedayart H. compressa
1). ) increased water) increased the sh ish were removed ish were The wetlands fenced wetlands o
C owed lost equilibriumowed lost
The AET for fishwere o between minimu between A
C c. In contrast
ET that the that the e are possible are 28 D. Burrows &B.
Mo (P > o leepy cod leepy
C) torecover . . Foreach fish
gu measured
A monitored 0.05 mpire gud
rnda mo
animal ethics , , review ofwater
ogging period , A whichmeans along with immediately immediately
). ET
displaying in
Oxyeleotris m and m and -
summer controller controller
in the gu ,
and here which geon r nda se
Butler, D.Burrows & R.Butler, unpubl. Pearson, data wateroxygenated surface theheatduring oftheday (whenathermal ismost refuge needed) of behaviour regulatory elsewhere towarmwaters oxygen (Waltham critically lowoxygenexperience dissolved concentrations,often 10%saturation below al. et bottomthat the contains strata sufficient bottom for fencing permanentthat or deep vegetation with wetlands rocks,as under fallen or timber highwatertemperatureregulate by shadedaccessing refugia submergedmacrophytes wetlands nature to rapid watertemperature fluctuations al. et off arefoundhere in temperatures do This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article
-
not experience maximumnot experience fish channel wetlands wetlands thatbecomechannel connected during seasonally wetseason rainfall , 2007) , 2017)
and
In addition tomacrophytes, In addition floating e waters waters (Kelleher (Kelleher in tropical in tropical river catchments .
et al. et (Elliott, 2000) Fenced w smaller . . did reach 43did reach The latter proviso isnotThe latter alwaysmet, isnotsurprising that theephemeralIt wetlands of , 2013) thermally stratified most et al. et thermalmass compared when etlands ; , 2012) river -
nevertheless, because the because (butpoorlycool aerated) bottom stratum forms surface waters rich , in addition , inaddition vegetation,to riparian . o each each Diel stratificationDiel
C s are , whichis water water throughout .
night thus preventingthedevelopment of Research elsewhere inta (Jones &Bergey . temperatures high, that ct, maintain more depth and ha
fresh water vertical migrationvertical
high enough to and
dissolved oxygentomeet needs respiratory northern Queensland acute hyperthermia has been can vidence ) .
s ,
provide
with When 2007; Larson provide provide
as illustrations
an effective thermoregulatory behaviour
microhabitat areas river edges,such along from deep
the permthe more open,deeper, be stressful
deep waters between oxygen cool
ideal conditions ideal conditions to offers thermal refugia
although northern northern
waters in that affected
(Pusey (Pusey
periods, a al. et
provide that that n important thermal safeguard
and ve for
Australia Australia the the become tropical ,
freshwater species abundant
et al.et 2009) by feral pigs fish then
daily maximum given shade oxygen oxygen . for fish
, 2017)
mixes withthe The fish species The fish species , whichsuggests support support this kind stably wetlands - shows the that
depleted deep the and
floating deficits ir , ,
(Balcombe provided provided cooling
anent anent were prone including stratified, shallow
only only (Wallace
and field
( B.
concentrations below declining unpubl. data fish species failureRegulatory andpotential asphyxiation occurs about the at 30% in most sensitive local successfully exploitwaterswith reduction year of acute threshold. the wetland in order tobreathe. thehere, exposure In washighest wetlands risk 2013) d hours show for thepurposeshere Butler &, D. tolerancesoflocalhypoxia high temperature dissolvedreduces oxygen solubility thelateparticularly dryseasonduring wetlands composition andclarity of water the characteristics, the stratification tooccur iscontingent on numerous site too th This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article e bottom can waters hypoxic hypoxic utili to be
and n ; hencelower the the
for uring day.Regulating the br The solubility ofdissolved [
thereby Fig.
suggest dissolved oxygen in growth rate the three wetlandsthe (Fig.
and ) Burrows, unpubl. data Burrows, unpubl. .
2
Below those ( a) around around 15%10% to insensitive
long that water depth of ] , where chronicis the threshold size of andaspect wetland the ,
- thresholds thresholds
z
the chronic(62%)andacute (24%)threshold limits for term remain for unaerated ed as While s
and fecundity
dissolved oxygenlevel, freshwater fish exposure exposure concentrations. concentrations. concentrations, thermal
these these data dissolved oxygen by rising the surface to toutiliseaquatic surface respiration
oxygen inwater 2) ) eathing and (Wallace
< refugia for refugia aerobic at thisat timeof year the and
when tropical conditions extremewhen tropical are 1
(Flint
cover m i w indicate indicate hile tolerancehile var species
the numberthe ofspecies affected increases with prolonged periods results inincreased ventilation rate s Somef not et al. et et al. a few days invertebrates , degree the of andthe wind exposure adequate adequate to
that concentrations significantlyconcentrations lowerthanthat. exceed
in northern Queensland , 2018) , 2017) the greaterthe amount the expended ofenergy ish in the survive wild ish in exposu regular is -
specific variables strongly (Diaz & Breitburg, 2009)
this
organisms , ed
. N
. it reflects it f
ish must regulate breathing ish must breathing regulate
ies The could 98% ofthelogging time
sustain dielsustain stratification
evertheless, evertheless, many , ( affected bytemperature (
B. Butler B. Butler &, D.Burrows, increas between species andlifebetween stages, se
. result result in deficits energy data fordata
in the
The depth requiredfor The the the periodhottest ofthe ing such asflow
the riskthe ofbecoming pig
is available pig .
- H modified -
modified . . (Collins
fish
compressa compressa Data species species
and
,
on (
many B. i.e. et al. et
re to re 48%
and
are or ,
Corporation animal ethicspermit This research ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wetlands) toexamineis necessary climate change resilience on reduced habitat aquatic in habitat management intervention isincreasingly necessarytoensure they remain and productive viable day. manyeach hours probably contributes continue thermal e A low oxygenavailability and commence surface respiration. riskpredation probablyincreases aswetlands become indeed,asfishrespondto or shallower, duringsurface heat the of day the to exposure ( it thatNotably appears associatedmost of mortality withhypoxia the inhibited safely depends onthe gulping[ air This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article ustralia
(Creighton Efforts to control Efforts control to thermal risks andhypoxic .
xposure to fish, to xposure similarto has outright
and particularly whether they provide T to reduced hese datasupporthese
e.g. and
e.g secondary secondary complied we advocate here
. thermal andsunburn) resulting stress from animals’ the need tarpon staff and rangers fromstaff andrangers theAPNCape York(AakPuulNgantam) Southern
termsmanagementof priority by et al.et number A the the ofpresence
timing theoxygensagandantecedent of aquatic
The cultural and ofcoastal ecologicalvalue wetlands means that
Megalops cyprinoidesMegalops , 2015) with the consequences, effects of
a model that habitat, through . Here 2239 that thereturn for
Queensland Animal Protection Careand Act2001
to access to access available oxygenfor respiration
for fish f permanent wetlands . eral pigs eral dense floatingdense mats weed , We Balkanu the CapeYorkDevelopment thank
permanent are wetlands including
damage wetlands to from pigactivities without the
a similar of level refugia
on coastal wetlandson coastal
(Broussonet 1782)](Broussonet
loss of
(followed bymanaged wetlands) water temperaturewater
the
permanent wetlands financial
aquatic aquatic vegetation expensive , means that , means that these
(Waltham& Fixler,2017) investment conditions probably are underwayare fenc .
Their Their to capacity and asphyxiation - (James induced fish kills inducedis due fishkills e
costs
the most critical communities,
, (and managed(and interventions ,
though maybe in terms reducing of .
. et al. et In addition, Fur to remain the at in northern in northern given the ther research , 2017) not only
and
do that risks f
but also should should JCU
. .
or
Datry, T.,Foulquier,A.,Corti, R.,vonDatry, Schiller, D., Tockner, K.,Mendoza C.,Creighton, Boon,P. G.M.,Collins, T.D., Clark, Rummer, J.L., M.G.,Bennett, Balcombe, Bunn, Arthington,A.,Fawcett, J.,M S.R., S., Baber, D.W& Coblentz,B.E. REFERENCES withassistance interpretati Wik for station Homelands to access Country. This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article teleost ( conserved across geneticallydistinct sub Louisiana. and abundancethe in largest USriverswamp, floodplain, Atchafalaya River the betweenlinks floodplains andwaterholes. ( on pigs Catalinaferal Santa Island. M., deFreitasB., A.M., Terra, E., DeGirolamo, deLaBarra, Campo, del R.,Diaz T.,Canhoto,R.M., Cancellario, S.M., C., Carlson, Cauvy Bogan, M.T.,Bonada,N., Barría, Bond,N.R., Brintrup K.C., A.,Burrows, Bruder, Blanchette, M.L., Blanco D.C., Arnon,S., Altermatt, F.,Arce,M.I., Banas,D.,Banegas M.O.,Moleón,M.,Stubbington,J.C., Gessner, R., R., Gücker,B., Albariño, Allen, Freshwater Research production for improvedfisheries 2007 ) . Fish larvae,growth andbiomass an arid in zoneriver: Australian relationships Lates calcarifer &
Kozak, J.P.( Ecology Freshwater of F I., Brookes, I., Brookes, J.D., on of the results.
66
( 2016 ). 1986 , 493 - Conservation Physiology Libreros, J.F., I.G.,Boersma, Blessing, J.J.,Boëchat, K.S., ) ) . Spatial andtemporal patterns in fish community structure - . Density, home. Density, use habitat range, 507. &
–
&
Journal ofMammalogy
Sheaves, M.( Sheaves, what benefits, at whatcost? what benefits, at ish
Carton, A.G. (
B. B 25 - populations ofaniconic, tropicalAustralian , 577 Freshwater Biology utler provideutler usefuldiscussion - 589. cKenzie 2015
1 2013
, cot029. ) . Repairing Australia's ) - - . H Fraunié, S.,Cid, N., Smith, F.J.,
67 ypoxia toleranceypoxia is
- , 512
Medina, A., Bel 52
and Marine and , 2385 - - Lera, C., Lera, Clément, 525. reproduction in reproduction & -
2398. Wright, A.
and
estuaries estuaries Danger, E.,ler, -
Galib, S.M.,Galib, Lucas,M.C.,Chak N.,Pearson,Flint, R.G., Eme, J., J.M.(2000).PoolsElliott, refugia as for browntroutduring two trout summerdroughts: Doupé, R.G., Mitchell, J., Knott,M. Diaz, R.J.&Breitburg, D.L. ( This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article responses responses to thermal andoxygenstress. scrofa toprotectexclusion ephemeral fencing floodplain from lagoonhabitats pigs( feral dynamics innon Zak, D.,Zarfl,C.,&Zoppini,A.(2018). of Aglobalanalysis plant litter terrestrial R.,Taleb,A.,Uzan,Vander Vorste, Storey, R., Waltham, N.J., R.J., Sánchez M.,P., Pauls,S.U.,Pešić,V.,Polášek, Robinson,C.T.,Rodríguez Morais, M., Moya, N.,Negus,P.M.,Niyogi,D.K.,Papatheodoulou,A., M., S., Marshall, J.C.,Martín,E.,McIntosh,Miliša, A.R.,Mlambo, E.I., Meyer, M.C., J.L., Jones,J.I.,Kubheka,S.,Laini, A., Langhans, S.D.,Leigh, C.,Little, C.J., Lorenz, S.D., Gómez, R.,Gómez Villanueva, F., Elosegi, V.D., C., A., Faye,E.,Febria, Dyer, Four, B.,Gafny, S.,Ghate, wetland? wetland? management for acause for concern fish andbird conservation inBangladesh's largest Freshwater Research range BiologyExperimental Marine andE near ( mullet
Dabruzzi, T.F.,Dabruzzi, - lethal temperatureslethal - ). limited freshwater fish tropical exposedto fluctuating hypoxia. Liza vaigiensis Wetlands EcologyandManagementWetlands Aquatic Conservation: and Freshwater Marine Ecosystems - Montoya, Montoya, M.M., Savić, A.,Shumilova, K.R.,Steward, A.L., O.,Sridhar, - & perennial waterways. & Bennett, Bennett, W.A. ( C ,
rossland, M. R. (2018). Reproduction and rossland, M.R.(2018).Reproductionand embryo ofa viability 2009 69 ) andjuvenile terapon( crescent
i, N.,Fahad,F.H., and - , 267 Gener, L., M.A.S.,Guareschi,Graça, F S.,Hoppeler, ) . Thehypoxicenvironment. J., Davis,A.M., the implicationsthe for climate change. - 276.
2011 cology Nature Geoscience
Journal Journal B of Fish ) . Thermalofjuvenile responses &
399
18 & Mohsin, Mohsin, A. ( , 35 , 69 Lymbery, A.J.( - - 38. 78. Terapon jarbua
Fis iology
2018 10.1038/s41561 h physiology ) 2010 , . Iscurrent floodplain
56 Journal Journal of -
Lozano, P.,Rolls, Woelfle , 938 ) .
. Efficacy of
Marine and
) acclimated at
Pardo, I., Pařil,Pardo, I.,
- 27 squaretail 948. - - , 1 018 Erskine, C.,
- ., Hwan, 23. - 0134
Sus - 4
Pettit, N.,Jardine,Pettit, T.,Hamilton, D.,Dav S.,Sinnamon, V.,Valdez, D.,McJannet, Marvanek,S.,Kinsey E.R.,Larson, C.,Wagener,Kelleher, T.,Gooseff,M., McGlynn, S.N. Jones, James, A.E., J.,Pearson, Reside, VanDerWal, C.S., R.G.,D.,Capon,S.J., Burrows, Hurd, L.E.,Sousa, Siqueira R.G., Winter, K.,DeGórski, H.,Khoruzhaya, Leeuw,J., V.,Boldyrev, This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article Processes Investigating on controls thermal the sensitivity streams.of Pennsylvania conservation. 501. turnover in rivers Australian under climate change. T.D., L. Hodgson, a rapidly deteriorating environment. ( semi Nagelkerke, L. ( cattle ontropical floodplaincattle waterholes. Bunn, S. ( 1144. and potential impacts ofclimate change. Persistence of in crayfish.invasive different displacement: tolerances to stream dryi 2016
- & Bergey, E. & Bergey, segregation A.(2007).Habitat instream crayfish natural large floodplain (Volga,large natural Russian Federation).
) . Amazon floodplainfishcommunities: connectivityandconservation Habitat in Magoulick, C., D.D., Turner,
2012 26 , 771
Journal of NorthAmericanJournal the Benthological Society ) . Seasonal changes . Seasonalchanges in qualitywater andmacrophytes 2016 - streamwaterholes inephemeralof northern rivers tropical
- Freshwater BiologyFreshwater , 785. & ) Waltham, N.J.( . Theimportance offlooded terrestrial fishin habitats forlarval a
- Souza, G F.K.,Cooper, - Henderson, Henderson, A., Petheram, C., Biological Conservation & 2017
54 Laycock, K.H.and Disturbance (2009). species Marine and Research Freshwater Marine ResearchMarine and Freshwater , 1899 )
B., McGuire,K., . Sink for orswim? Potential high faunal - 1908. ng anddesiccation native and in a an .J., Kahn,J.R., Journal Journal of Biogeography
V., Vekhov, D., Inland Waters & ies, P.,Douglas,M.,ies,
& 195 Wallace, J.(2014). Marshall, L.( & , 118 , es: implicationses: for
Fre 26 and the impact of - , 134 127. itas, C.E.
Hydrological 6
& 63 , 105 65
Australia Australia - Harwood, 144. , 788 44 2012 , 1131 , 489 - & 110.
- ) 800. . - -
Waltham, S. &Fixler, N. ( Waltham,Wallace, Burrows,D., N., J.,Brod Wallace, J., Waltham, N.J Wallace H.A.,Stewart, Pusey, B.J.,Burrows,D.W., Perna, Kennard,M.J., C.N., Unmack, Pusey, B.J., This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article Gilbert RiverGilbert Catchment.Atechnical to report the Australianthe Governmentfrom to responses changesin flow andd Freshwater Science of dry Researchand Freshwater waterholes season in the Flinders and catchmentsAustralia. Gilbert innorthern andhybridcatfish.channel M.P. ( 16. and management fish: a review. offreshwater Floodplain Floodplain Wetland. ( erhole logy_in_the_Flinders_and_Gilbert_catchments/links/5405bab30cf2bba34c1d7e38/Wat www.researchgate.net/profile/Nathan_Waltham/publication/260599789_Waterhole_eco Sustainable A Queensland AgricultureIrrigated Strategy andGilbertAgriculturalResourceAssessment,CSIRO ofthe Flinders part North , J., Waltham, N., Eichhornia crassipes
& - - 2017 season waterholesintropical Australia: northern potential effects on fish refugia. ecology Arthington, A.H., & Allen, P.J.( ) . Australia. Freshwater fishes ofnorthern griculture 460pp. Australia, griculture flagships, - in - ., Burrows,D.W., the & 2017
34 Tropical Conservation Science Burrows, D.( - 2014 ): ): Water QualityConcerns Fish Tropical Fronting Occupyinga Flinders , 663 ) . Aerial H (
68 2003 ) North American JournalAquacultureNorth American of . Critical thermalmaxim - 678. , 650 - and ) . Importance of the riparian . Importance oftheriparian zone totheconservation
- 667. erbicide toControl Spray InvasiveWater Hyacinth elivery of pollutant of elivery loadsin River Flinders and - 2017 Gilbert & ie, J.,ie, Thomas, C.,
McJannet, D.( McJannet, ) . Acomparison temperature of regimes dry in . - catchments.pdf CS Marine and IROWater aHealthy for Countryand
a of two geographic strains oftwo geographic a of Available at Available 10 Zootaxa 2015 , & 1 - 10. Butler, B.( Freshwater Research
) P.J., Allsop, Q., Allsop, P.J., . Thetemperature regim
4253 , 1
76 2013 - 104. , 104 )
. - & 111. Ecological Hammer, Marine
54
, 1 es - - Supporting information befoundinthe can SUPPORTING INFORMATION Waltham, &Schaffer, J.( N. Waltham, &Schaffer, J.( N. This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article ent tlands_with_and_without_feral_pig_and_cattle_fence_exclusion_Archer_River_catchm /www.researchgate.net/publication/320079038_Continuing_aquatic_assessment_of_we NumberReport 17/04,James University, Cook feralwithout pigandcattle exclusion, Archerfence River catchment ds_identified_for_fer www.researchgate.net/publication/303667623_Baseline_aquatic_assessment_of_wetlan James University, Australia Cook exclusion, Archerpig fence River catchment
al_pig_fence_exclusion_Archer_River_catchment 2015 2017 ) ) . .
Continuing assessmentContinuing aquatic ofwetlands with and aquatic assessmentBaseline o .
Available at online of version paper. this .
TropWATER Number 15/41, Report Australia .
Available at f wetlands identified forferal
. TropWATER
This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Typesetter after (▬) fenced (c) FIG Typesetter www.ecogrow.ca WalesSouth Museum ( time water the thresholds. above effects temperature(AET) types temperature time present pig access access, permanent wetland ( FIG ofFiguresList
Accepted Article typically < 2 1 3 2 1 URE URE
for
Butler : ▬,pigmodified; , which is and eastern rainbowfish (
Hypseleotris compressaHypseleotris , 2 1
wetland guidelinesites. Trigger 80%percentile peakshown are ventilation rate
Delete Day/timeDelete (b). (a)and from (b),(c). Change A),B),C)to(a), Delete Chane Change A),B), are deeper(typically <
clear withsubmergedclear vegetation aquatic present; et al. et Dissolved oxygenDissolved concentrations logged at wetland The three typologies 0.5m deep
( Mogumda
-
dominant in (2007). f ( y requency distributionrequency logged Oxyeleotris lineolata
- that axis to read Timeaxis toread AET(%). above ) , without submerged, without vegetation, aquatic turbid and eutrophic; is ….. mogumda
, deeper (typically <
of fre etc , permanent; Melanotaenia s. s. Melanotaenia inornata
(d) to (b) (a), shwater fish present inwetlandsshwater illustrate percentage to of Fish imagesofB.Australia Western courtesy Hutchins, the the Archer ,
), Department Government ofPrimary Industry, ofNew
2m clear with deep), submergedaquaticvegetation ); www.fishesofaustralia.net.au ).
- etc oneach panel
: pig(a) modified,
-
- , fenced
River catchment. (
2m deep) , 12
,
– 22 November 2017 . Horizontal showlines minimum
) and ) and 5% effect concentrations ( and (a) pig .
steep side steep shallowwetlands that are ,
(c) - .
modified, (b) permanentmodified,(b) and e
fenced wetland )
Surface (0.2m) water ( Melanotaenia Melanotaenia inomata d, which in three the wetland
limit
that s
prevent ,
pig (b)
acute acute -
-
- ); )
, s
This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article 5 4 3
Delete DissolvedoxygenfromDelete (%) (c). and (a) On eachx Change Date/time toread (c) time Dateand below (hours). - axis 0:000000. change to
Fig 1. This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Article
This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Fig 2. AcceptedC) ArticleB) A)
14/11/2017 0:00 14/11/2017 19/11/2017 0:00 19/11/2017 14/11/2017 0:00 14/11/2017 Dissolved oxygen (%) Dissolved oxygen (%) Dissolved oxygen (%) 100 120 100 120 100 120 20 40 60 80 20 40 60 80 20 40 60 80 0 0 0 15/11/2017 0:00 15/11/2017 15/11/2017 0:00 15/11/2017 20/11/2017 0:00 20/11/2017 16/11/2017 0:00 16/11/2017 Date/time Date/time Date/time 16/11/2017 0:00 16/11/2017 21/11/2017 0:00 21/11/2017 17/11/2017 0:00 17/11/2017 17/11/2017 0:00 17/11/2017 22/11/2017 0:00 22/11/2017 18/11/2017 0:00 18/11/2017
This articleis protectedbycopyright. Allrightsreserved. Accepted Porochilus rendahli Oxyeleotris Pseudomugil tenellus Melanotaenia s. inornata Melanotaenia nigrans Ambassis macleayi Article Hypseleotris compressa Iriatherina werneri Mogurnda mogurnda wherefor eachfishspecies, possible. TABLE 1 Scientific name Scientific
lineolata Thermal
acute acute
effec B N lack bandedlack rainbowfish T E orthern trout gudgeon hreadfin rainbow fish astern rainbow fish D t R E
temperature elicate blue eye endahl’s catfish mpire gudgeon Common name Common G S lass perch leepy cod
(
AET
)
results results Count 10 18 13 2 8 6 6 9 1
for
fish length, range length, Standard Standard 28 75 60 30 33 48 20 40 (mm tested in this tested inthis study 19 – – – – – – – -
90 85 40 40 80 35 51 40
)
A 38.3 37.7 37.7 39.1 37.8 36.8 37.5 ET – –
10
38.65 38.05 38.75 A 38.5 38.5 39.3 38.4 38.3
with the ET –
50
39.72 39.18 39.33 A 38.7 39.4 38.7 38.4 ET – –
AET
90
1 Highest Observed Observed Highest 0th, 50th and90th0th, 50th 38.7 39.9 39.6 38.7 39.4 39.6 39.1 38.3 38.5
A ET
percentile s calculated calculated