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    Informing Environmental Water Management Decisions: Using Conditional Probability Networks to Address the Information Needs of Planning and Implementation Cycles
    Horne, AC ; Szemis, JM ; Webb, JA ; Kaur, S ; Stewardson, MJ ; Bond, N ; Nathan, R (SPRINGER, 2018-03)
    One important aspect of adaptive management is the clear and transparent documentation of hypotheses, together with the use of predictive models (complete with any assumptions) to test those hypotheses. Documentation of such models can improve the ability to learn from management decisions and supports dialog between stakeholders. A key challenge is how best to represent the existing scientific knowledge to support decision-making. Such challenges are currently emerging in the field of environmental water management in Australia, where managers are required to prioritize the delivery of environmental water on an annual basis, using a transparent and evidence-based decision framework. We argue that the development of models of ecological responses to environmental water use needs to support both the planning and implementation cycles of adaptive management. Here we demonstrate an approach based on the use of Conditional Probability Networks to translate existing ecological knowledge into quantitative models that include temporal dynamics to support adaptive environmental flow management. It equally extends to other applications where knowledge is incomplete, but decisions must still be made.
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    ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS AND ECO-HYDROLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS IN RIVERS
    Stewardson, MJ ; Webb, JA ; Horne, A ; Hart, BT ; Doolan, J (ACADEMIC PRESS LTD-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2017)
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    MOVING FORWARD: THE IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WATER MANAGEMENT
    Horne, AC ; O'Donnell, EL ; Acreman, M ; McClain, ME ; Poff, NL ; Webb, JA ; Stewardson, MJ ; Bond, NR ; Richter, B ; Arthington, AH ; Tharme, RE ; Garrick, DE ; Daniell, KA ; Conallin, JC ; Thomas, GA ; Hart, BT ; Horne, AC ; Webb, JA ; Stewardson, MJ ; Richter, B ; Acreman, M (ACADEMIC PRESS LTD-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2017)
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    The Environmental Water Management Cycle
    Horne, A ; O'Donnell, E ; Webb, JA ; Stewardson, M ; Acreman, M ; Richter, B ; Horne, A ; Webb, JA ; Stewardson, M ; Acreman, M ; Richter, B (Elsevier, 2017)
    Environmental water management is inherently a multidisciplinary endeavor, but until now there has been no single book that engages experts across all relevant areas of practice and scholarship. This book reflects the growing maturity of environmental water management as a cohesive and specialized field, which finally makes it possible to address this gap. This book pulls together the collective knowledge of experts from around the world to provide a holistic view of progress, a set of tools for new and experienced policy makers and practitioners, and a focus on the remaining challenges associated with managing environmental water. In doing so, we hope this book will establish a coherent approach to best practice for environmental water planning and management.