Science
What plants and animals are in your local area?
The Atlas of NSW Widlife contains a list of recorded sightings of animals and plants. The atlas is searchable to find information on species in your local area (National Parks and Wildlife Service)
Soil phosphorus enhancement below stormwater outlets in urban bushland: spatial and temporal changes and the relationship with invasive plants (Journal article)
Ecological Contexts (Urbanwater.info)
Covers general effects of stormwater on aquatic ecosystems.
see also Catchment Health (NSW)
Search SCIRUS - the science search engine
Management
NSW Biodiversity Strategy
Outline of the NSW Biodiversity Strategy, current projects and research (National Parks and Wildlife Service)
NSW Native Vegetation Management (html)
Landcom ESD Study 4 - Managing land on the urban fringe
Principles for managing stormwater to protect urban bushland are outlined on page 49.
Urban Bushland under Threat
This extensive document looks at the threats facing urban bushland (with case studies in several Sydney area) and the interventions that can be used to protect remnant bushland from these threats (Nature Conservation Council)
Paper on the benefits of using skilled workers in bushland management tasks (University of Oregon, US)
Wetlands (Urbanwater.info)
Device and Practice Selection Guidelines (Urbanwater.info)
Device selection manuals lay out general principles for managing urban water to protect aquatic ecosystems.
see also Catchment Management
