Wetlands conservation research

Wetlands directly or indirectly support a large proportion of the State’s flora and fauna and affect landscape scale processes such as nutrient dynamics, erosion and groundwater recharge.

Parks and Wildlife research provides a sound scientific basis on which to manage and conserve the State’s wetland and riverine ecosystems. We have broad expertise including geophysics, hydrology, planning, zoology, botany, data analysis, GIS and wetland mapping.

Key activities and projects

• Wetland biodiversity of the Pilbara's Fortescue Valley
• Surveys of the flora and fauna of Jurien area wetlands947.66 KB
• South-West Wetland Monitoring Program
• Pilbara Biological Survey aquatic invertebrates
• Waterbirds in wetlands of the Lake Warden and Lake Gore Ramsar489.46 KB
• Hydrogeology of south-west peat wetlands in relation to climate change and acidification
• Understanding hydrology of key Wheatbelt wetlands to inform management
• Assessing changes in Warren region wetlands over 20 years
• Monitoring stream health in managed forests
• Distribution of flora and aquatic invertebrates in wetlands of the Fortescue Valley (Pilbara)
• Taxonomic research and identification tools
  • Aquatic invertebrates and waterbirds of wetlands in the Avon region2.79 MB
  • Photographic guide and keys to the larvae of Chironomidae (Diptera) of south-west WA, part I (Key to families and the subfamily Tanypodinae)2.57 MB
  • Photographic guide and keys to the larvae of Chironomidae (Diptera) of south-west WA, part II (Key to the subfamily Orthocladiinae)6.29 MB