Abbreviations and acronyms
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AFL |
Amplitude of Falling Limb |
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AHD |
Australian Height Datum |
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ANCA |
Australian Nature Conservation Agency |
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ANH |
Australian National Herbarium |
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ANZECC |
Australian and New Zealand Environmental and Conservation Council |
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ARL |
Amplitude of Rising Limb |
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ASFB |
Australian Society for Fish and Biology |
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BBx |
Black box woodland |
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BP |
before present |
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CAMBA |
China-Australia Migratory Birds Agreement |
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CMA |
Catchment Management Authority |
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CMS |
Convention on Migratory Species |
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COAG |
Council of Australian Governments |
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CPBR |
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research |
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CRCFE |
Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology |
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DCFL |
Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands (Vic.) |
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DCNR |
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Vic.) |
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DEH |
Department of the Environment and Heritage (Vic.) |
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DEH |
Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australian Government) |
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DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australian Government) |
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DIPN |
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources (NSW) |
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DLWC |
Department of Land and Water Conservation (NSW) |
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DNRE |
Department of Natural Resources and Environment (Vic.) |
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dS/m |
deciSiemens per metre |
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DSE |
Department of Sustainability and Environment (Vic.) |
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DSNR |
Department of Sustainable Natural Resources (NSW) |
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DTM |
Digital Terrain Model |
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DWLBC |
Department for Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation (SA) |
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DZF |
Duration of Zero Flow |
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EC |
electrical conductivity |
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ERP |
Expert Reference Panel |
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EWA |
Environmental Water Allocation |
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FDU |
Flood Dependent Understorey |
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FFG |
Act Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (Vic.) |
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FLD |
Falling Limb Duration |
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FTU |
Flood Tolerant Understorey |
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GFEFA |
Gunbower Forest Environmental Flow Allocation |
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GIS |
Geographic Information System |
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GL |
gigalitre |
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ha |
hectare |
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ILFM |
Interval since Last Flood Minimum |
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ILFP |
Interval since Last Flood Peak |
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IUCN |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature |
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JAMBA |
Japan-Australia Migratory Birds Agreement |
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MDB |
Murray-Darling Basin |
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MDBC |
Murray-Darling Basin Commission |
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MDBMC |
Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council |
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MDFRC |
Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre |
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MFAT |
Murray Flows Assessment Tool |
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ML |
megalitre |
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MLDCRC |
Murray Lower-Darling Community Reference Committee |
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MOI |
Mouth Opening Index |
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MWEC |
Murray Water Entitlement Committee |
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NPWS |
NSW National Parks and Wildlife |
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NRWG |
Ngarrindjeri Ramsar Working Group |
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NTU |
Nephelometric Turbidity Units |
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NWI |
National Water Initiative |
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PW |
Permanent Wetlands |
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REG C |
Regional Evaluation Group C |
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REG D |
Regional Evaluation Group D |
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RGFDU |
River red gum forest Flood Dependent Understorey |
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RGFTU |
River red gum forest Flood Tolerant Understorey |
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RLD |
Rising Limb Duration |
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RMEFA |
River Murray Wetlands Environmental Flow Allocation |
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SEA |
significant ecological asset |
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SEPP |
State Environmental Protection Policy |
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SFL |
Slope of Falling Limb |
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SPW |
Semi-permanent wetlands |
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SQ |
Site Quality |
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SRL |
Slope of Rising Limb |
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SRP |
Scientific Reference Panel |
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TLM |
The Living Murray |
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UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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VROT |
Victorian Rare or Threatened Species |
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WMA |
Water Management Area |