Belinda Robson telling scary stories (!) of climate change - giving the Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (AFSS) #AFSS2022 Hilary Jolly address.

Talking toxicity and DOM. The animated Dr Aleicia Holland explaining the effects of different natural organic compounds on metal toxicity. #AFSS2022 Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (AFSS)

Using drone imagery and machine learning approaches to quantify the positive effects of eflows on reed bed cover - nice work from Will Higgisson @UC_CAWS #afss2022

Nicole McCasker talking about our charismatic freshwater mussels! #AFSS2022 Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (AFSS) Charles Sturt University Robyn Watts

How do in-channel flows influence food web dynamics in lowland rivers? James Hitchcock from @UC_CAWS presents experimental mesocosm results at #afss2022

Last day to submit an abstract for #freshwaterdownunder! If you're interested in flow ecology consider submitting to our special session! @Albert_Ruhi @ProfRossatUC Will Higgisson

📰 AFSS News 📰 Keep up to date with what's happening in freshwater around Australia! Each month we'll feature news from a State/Territory. The first page of the ACT news update is below, and the full version is here: auswatersoc.org/s/ACT-News-May… Thank you to ACT Rep Darren Giling!

LeRoy Poff LeRoy Poff kicking off our special session on current challenges in flow ecology for water management @ProfRossatUC #FreshwaterDownUnder

How is water managed for important values in the Lachlan River? Interesting talk from Will Higgisson Fiona Dyer @UC_CAWS #FreshwaterDownUnder

Alana Cormican Alana Cormican presents her PhD work on understanding how floodplain inundation patterns impact algal biomass production #FreshwaterDownUnder @ProfRossatUC @UC_CAWS Kishor Maharjan

Great talk from Heather McGinness @HMMcGinness on the use of satellite tracking to evaluate environmental watering outcomes for waterbirds #FreshwaterDownUnder CSIRO

Experimentally assessing the influence of primary productivity on zooplankton communities - great work from @UC_CAWS PhD candidate Kishor Maharjan Kishor Maharjan @ProfRossatUC #FreshwaterDownUnder

Interesting work from James Hitchcock on applying food-web modelling to understand the effect of flows on consumer biomass dynamics James Hitchcock @ProfRossatUC The Flow-MER Program #FreshwaterDownUnder

Ross Thompson reflecting on the challenges and importance of incorporating social-ecological perspectives for successful water management in the Murray-Darling - key insights from long term programs @ProfRossatUC The Flow-MER Program @UC_CAWS

Next up, Dr Simon Banks - who is Environmental Water speaking on some of the success of environmental water management The Flow-MER Program Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (AFSS) #FreshwaterDownUnder

*Opportunity for PhD project with industry top-up stipend with University of Canberra @UC_CAWS CSIRO * Project: How important are carp in contemporary food webs of the Murray-Darling Basin? Full Advert: shorturl.at/alCFP

Great presentations from @UC_CAWS PhD candidates Alana Cormican Alana Cormican and Kishor Maharjan Kishor Maharjan on the management implications of their research to the Lachlan Environmental Water Advisory Group today Environmental Water Will Higgisson @ProfRossatUC

This opportunity for a PhD top-up scholarship is still open! Would you like to investigate the food-web role of invasive carp in freshwaters? Get in touch by the end of August. @UC_CAWS Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (AFSS) ASFB

A class free week or field trip week? In Week 8, our Enviro sci students ventured out to the great outdoors for their classes! Here's a few snaps from the Applied Ecology field trip to Laurel Hill, NSW. University of Canberra Will Higgisson Darren Giling @UC_CAWS

Alana Cormican showcasing her work in the Lachlan catchment at the SFS conference! Darren Giling @ProfRossatUC @UC_CAWS #lowerLachlanRiver