Wetlands Project-Hypothesis 7-Namoi: Macroinvertebrate Presence/Absence 1999-2004

Namoi catchment wetlands macroinvertebrate presence/absence data from 1999 to 2004. The dataset is part of the NSW-wide Integrated Monitoring of Environmental Flows (IMEF) project, established in 1998, and was published by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. It aims to establish relationships between wetland water regimes and plant diversity and abundance.

Use Cases

• Modeling relationships between wetland flooding/drying cycles and biodiversity based on the described project aim.
• Analyzing temporal trends in macroinvertebrate communities in the Namoi catchment based on the 1999-2004 time range.
• Assessing the ecological impact of environmental flow rules based on the IMEF program's stated purpose.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 5-year time range from 1999 to 2004.
• Focuses on a defined geographic area: the Namoi catchment.
• Part of a long-term, state-wide scientific monitoring program (IMEF) established in 1998.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Collection Method

Scientific monitoring under the Integrated Monitoring of Environmental Flows (IMEF) project.

Time Range

1999-2004

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-12 20:08:01.188242; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Namoi catchment wetlands, New South Wales, Australia