Which culvert designs impede movements of platypus and the giant freshwater crayfish?
There is evidence that two of our high profile aquatic fauna species, the platypus and the giant freshwater crayfish avoid certain culvert crossings. Some work has looked at culverts which restrict fish passage. Guidelines for forest managers have been developed from this work but more information is required on factors which impede the passage of the platypus and giant freshwater crayfish. • Investigating the distribution and abundance of platypus throughout the Plenty River catchment (Honours and PhD) Work carried out in the South Esk catchment of NE Tasmania suggests that upper catchment areas are important for juveniles and sub-adult platypuses, whilst lowland streams and rivers are important for breeding. This study would test this idea by collecting information on the platypus population in the Plenty River catchment in SE Tasmania . It would also investigate the use of the artificial foraging areas at the Salmon Ponds and the occurrence of the fungal disease throughout this catc
