The Finke is often touted as the oldest river on earth. The veracity of this is hard to quantify, as are
statements about the Finke’s significant biodiversity. Until recently, limited biological data was
virtually all from the rocky headwaters and there had been no systematic population surveys of fish.
This was a glaring knowledge gap, given that the fish species diversity is among the highest for strictly
arid zone Australian rivers. This diversity has been attributed to the abundance of drought refuge
waterholes, yet there was inadequate documentation of waterhole location and persistence. Now
four years of effort has lifted the veil . . . . .
Bastin, G, Sparrow, A, Scarth, P., Gill, T. Barneston, J. and Staben G. (2015). Are we there yet? Tracking state and change in Australia's rangelands. In Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Alice Springs (Ed M.H. Friedel) [Australian Rangeland Society: Perth]
Full-text publications from the Australian Rangelands Society (ARS) Biennial Conference Proceedings (1997-), Rangeland Journal (ARS/CSIRO; 1976-), plus videos and other resources about the rangelands of Australia.