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A database is under construction.

An interim listing of MDFRC Publications List 1986 - July 2008 can be downloaded.

Fact sheets

 Wetland salinity: predicting the ecological consequences

  1. Aquatic Plants
  2. Aquatic Invertebrates
  3. What is salinity?
  4. Living on the edge: wetland plants and salinity
  5. Biological responses to salinity: do wetlands differ?
  6. Accumulation of salts in wetland sediments

Online Resources

  1. Bug Guide
  2. Victorian Regional Resources (bioassessment)
  3. Sulfidic Sediments

Taxonomic Guides

Taxonomic guides can be purchased from the Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre on: (02) 6058 2300 or info@mdfrc.org.au. A pricelist can be downloaded.

No

Content

1

A preliminary guide to the identification of the microdrile oligochaetes of Australian inland waters

A.M. Pinder and R.O. Brinkhurst, 1994

Contains: keys to families, genera and species; morphological text and drawings; preparation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families, genera, and species with drawings

2

A preliminary guide to keys and zoological information to identify invertebrates from Australian inland waters (2nd edition)

J. H. Hawking, 2000

Contains: list of currently available taxonomic keys and information

3

A guide to the identification of rotifers, cladocerans and copepods from Australian inland waters

R. J. Shiel, 1995

Contains: keys to orders, families, genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; glossary; sampling and identification techniques; general ecological and life history information

4

Preliminary key to the malacostracan families (Crustacea) found in Australian inland waters

P. Horwitz, B. Knott and W.D. Williams, 1995

Contains: keys to families with drawings; morphological text and drawing; glossary; checklist of genera

5

Preliminary key to the species of Decapoda (Crustacea: Malacostraca) found in Australian inland waters

P. Horwitz, 1995

Contains: keys to genera and species; morphological drawings; glossary; checklist and distribution of species; general ecological information

6

Identification keys to the families and genera of bivalve and gastropod molluscs found in Australian inland waters

B. J. Smith, 1996

Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings; glossary; collection and preservation techniques; checklist and distribution of families; ecological information for families; taxonomic information for genera

7

Mayfly nymphs of Australia: A guide to genera

J. C. Dean and P. J. Suter, 1996

Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of genera; taxonomic information for families and genera; ecological information for families

8

Colour guide to invertebrates of Australian inland waters

J.H. Hawking and F.J. Smith, 1997

Contains: glossary; checklist of families; taxonomic, distribution and ecological information for families, genera and species

9

Aquatic life in freshwater ponds: A guide to the identification and ecology of life in aquaculture ponds and farm dams in South Eastern Australia

B.A. Ingram, J.H. Hawking and R.J. Shiel, 1997

Contains: general keys to various taxonomic levels with drawings; glossary; collection techniques; general ecological information and specific information for families and higher taxa; colour plates

10

Preliminary guide to the identification of late instar larvae of Australian Ecnomidae, Philopotamidae and Tasimiidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)

D. Cartwright, 1997

Contains: keys to genera; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for genera

11

Larvae of the Australian Hydrobiosidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)

J. C. Dean, 1997

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings and black & white plates; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for genera

12

Preliminary guide to the identification of late instar larvae of Australian Philorheithridae, Calamoceratidae and Helicopsychidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)

R. M. St Clair, 1997

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families and genera

13

A preliminary guide to the identification of larval Hydroptilidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)

A. Wells, 1997

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; preparation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for genera

14

Preliminary guide to the identification of nymphs of Australian baetid mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) found in flowing waters

P. J. Suter, 1997

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; taxonomic information for genera

15

Preliminary guide to the identification of late instar larvae of Australian Polycentropodidae, Glossosomatidae, Dipseudopsidae and Psychomyiidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)

D. I. Cartwright, 1998

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for genera

16

Preliminary guide to the identification of late instar larvae of Australian Calocidae, Helicophidae and Conoesucidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)

J. Jackson, 1998

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of species taxonomic information for families and genera; ecological information for families

17

A guide to the identification of larval Psephenidae water pennies (Insecta: Coleoptera)

J. Davis, 1998

Contains: keys to species with drawings; morphological drawing; collection techniques; checklist and distribution of species; ecological information for family

18

A guide to the identification of families of Australian water mites (Arachnida: Acarina)

M. S. Harvey and J. E. Growns, 1998

Contains: keys to groups and families with drawings; morphological text and drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; general ecological and life history information; taxonomic information and ecological notes for families; colour plates

19

Preliminary guide to the identification of adult and larval Dytiscidae and adult aquatic Hydrophilidae (Insecta: Coleoptera)

C. Watts, 1998

Contains: keys to genera with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic notes and ecological information for families and genera

20

Preliminary keys for the identification of Australian mayfly nymphs of the family Leptophlebiidae

J. C. Dean, 1999

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for genera

21

Guide to the identification of Australian Elmidae larvae (Insecta: Coleoptera)

A. Glaister, 1999

Contains: keys to genera and species with black & white and colour plates; morphological text and black & white plates; checklist and distribution of species; ecological information for family and genera

22

Preliminary keys for the identification of Australian Trichoptera larvae of the family Hydropsychidae

J. C. Dean, 1999

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for genera; ecological information for family

23

Illustrated key to the Australian caenid nymphs (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae)

P. J. Suter, 1999

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; checklist and distribution of species

24

Dragonfly Larvae (Odonata): A guide to the identification of larvae of Australian families and to the identification and ecology of larvae from New South Wales

J. H. Hawking and G. Theischinger, 1999

Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; glossary; checklist of species; taxonomic information for order, families, genera and species; ecological and distribution information for species; colour plates

25

A guide to the identification of common blue-green algae (cyanoprokaryotes) in Australian freshwaters

P. Baker and L. Fabbro, 1999

Contains: keys to orders and genera with drawings and colour plates; glossary; checklist of families; taxonomic information for orders and genera; general ecological information; distribution information for common species

26

An illustrated key to common diatom genera from southern Australia

P. Gell, J. Sonneman, M. Reid, M. Illman, A. Sincock, 1999

Contains: keys to genera; morphological text and drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; checklist of common species; taxonomic information for genera; ecological information for genera

27

Preliminary keys for identification of Australian caddisfly larvae of the family Leptoceridae

R.M. St Clair, 2000

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings and black & white plates; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for family and genera; ecological information for genera

28

Preliminary keys for the identification of larvae of the Australian gomphides (Odonata)

G. Theischinger, 2000

Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic information families, genera and species; ecological and distribution information for genera, species

29

Australian alderfly larvae and adults (Insecta: Megaloptera): A preliminary guide to the identification of larvae and survey of adults of Australian alderflies

G. Theischinger, 2000

Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic and distribution information for families, genera and species

30

Preliminary keys for identification of Australian caddisfly larvae of the families Odontoceridae, Kokiriidae and Oeconesidae

R. M. St Clair, 2000

Contains: keys to genera and species with drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for families; ecological information for families and genera

31

Preliminary keys for the identification of the Australian caddisfly larvae of the families Antipodoeciidae, Atriplectididae, Limnephilidae and Plectrotarsidae

J. C. Dean, 2000

Contains: keys to species with drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families

32

 

33

An illustrated guide to common stream diatom species from temperate Australia

J.A. Sonneman, A. Sincock, J. Fluin, M. Reid, P. Newall, J. Tibby and P. Gell, 2000

Contains: keys to species; glossary; taxonomic and ecological information for species; black & white plates

34

Preliminary keys for the identification of larvae of the Australian Synthemistidae, Gomphomacromiidae, Pseudocorduliidae, Macromiidae and Austrocorduliidae (Odonata)

G. Theischinger, 2001

Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; taxonomic information for families, genera and species; ecological and distribution information for species

35

A reference guide to the ecology and taxonomy of freshwater and terrestrial leeches (Euhirudinea) of Australasia and Oceania

F.R. Govedich, 2001

Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; general ecological information

36

A bibliography to some of the ecological and biological literature of Australian aquatic inland invertebrates

M.J. Pearson and J.H. Hawking, 2001

Contains: list of currently available ecological information

37

An introduction to the identification of aquatic caterpillars (Lepidoptera) found in Australian inland waters

J.H. Hawking, 2001

Contains: keys to families, species with drawings and black & white plates; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families and species; distribution information for species; colour plates

38

A key to Victorian nymphs of Leptoperla (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae)

E. Tsyrlin, 2001

Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings and colour plates; morphological drawing; checklist and distribution of genera; taxonomic and ecological information for species

39

A guide to the identification of Australian freshwater planktonic chroococcales

(Cyanoprokaryota/ Cyanobacteria)

G. B. McGregor and L. D. Fabbro, 2001

Contains: keys to genera and species; glossary; general life history information; taxonomic and distribution information for genera and species; ecological information for species; drawings and colour plates

40

Tasmanian aquatic and semi-aquatic hemipterans

I. Lansbury and P. S. Lake, 2002

Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; checklist of species; taxonomic and distribution information for species; ecological information for families and species; colour plates

41

Habitat profiles of Queensland mayflies, families Baetidae, Caenidae and Prosopistomatidae

P. J. Suter, D. Conrick, B. Cockayne and S. Choy, 2002

Contains: checklist of species; habitat and distribution information for species

42

Preliminary keys for the identification of larvae of the Australian Petaluridae, Archipetaliidae, Austropetaliidae, Telephlebiidae and Aeshnidae (Odonata)

G. Theischinger, 2002

Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic information for families, genera and species; ecological and distribution information for species; colour plates

43

Checklists and guides to the identification, to genus, of adult and larval Australian water beetles of the families Dytiscidae, Noteridae, Hygrobiidae, Haliplidae, Gyrinidae, Hydraenidae and the superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Insecta: Coleoptera)

C. H. S. Watts, 2002

Contains: keys to genera with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; taxonomic and distribution information for genera; ecological information for families and genera; colour plates

44

A preliminary identification of Australian Syncarida (Crustacea)

P. A. Serov, 2002

Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings; morphological drawings; glossary; preparation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; general ecological information; taxonomic and ecological information for families; colour plates

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46

Dragonflies of Victoria: An identification guide to adult and larval dragonflies (Odonata)

G. Theischinger and J. H. Hawking, 2003

Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings; morphological drawings; checklist of species; colour plates

47

An identification guide to the fairy shrimps (Crustacea: Anostraca) of Australia

B.V. Timms, 2004

Contains: keys to families, genera, species with drawings; morphological text and drawings; glossary; collection and preservation techniques; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic information for families, genera; colour plates

48

Preliminary guide to the identification of larvae of fish, with a bibliography of their studies, from the Murray-Darling Basin

L.G. Serafini and P. Humphries, 2004

Contains: keys to families, genera and species with drawings and black & white plates; morphological text and drawings; taxonomic and distribution information for species

49

Introduction to the systematics and biology of Australian aquatic Neuroptera

T.R. New, 2004

Contains: keys to families, genera and species (terrestrial adults only); checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families

50

Identification keys to Australian families and genera of caddis-fly larvae (Trichoptera)

J.C. Dean, R.M. St Clair and D.I. Cartwright, 2004

Contains: keys to families and genera with drawings and black & white plates; morphological drawings; checklist and distribution of species; taxonomic and ecological information for families; colour plates

51

A guide to the provisional identification of the freshwater mussels (Unionoida) of Australasia

K.F. Walker, 2004

Contains: keys to species; distribution information for species; morphological drawings; checklist of species

 

PDFMDFRC Interim Publications List 1986 - July 2008 (462 KB)

PDFSalinity_ Factsheet_1_ Aquatic_Plants (162 KB)

PDFSalinity_Factsheet_2_Aquatic_Invertebrates (101 KB)

PDFMDFRC Taxonomic Guide list at July 2006 (519 KB)

PDFBiological_Responses_To_Salinity (136 KB)

PDFAccumulation_Of_Salts_In_Wetland_Sediments (130 KB)