Avril Horne

The time of emergence of climate-induced hydrologic change in Australian rivers

A John, R Nathan, A Horne, K Fowler, M Stewardson, M Peel, J Angus Webb

Journal article  |  2023  |  Journal of Hydrology

Climate change impacts on river flows are leading to substantial changes in water availability for human and natural systems. The ..

Perceptions of climate change adaptation barriers in environmental water management

M Judd, M Boese, AC Horne, NR Bond

Journal article  |  2023  |  Ecology and Society

Climate change is irreversibly changing the water cycle, yet existing environmental flow assessment methods often fail to recogniz..

Monthly flow indicators can be used to infer daily stream flow behaviour across Australia

R Morden, A Horne, R Nathan, NR Bond, JD Olden

Journal article  |  2023  |  Journal of Hydrology

Flow indicators based on daily flow data are commonly used to characterize the hydrologic regimes of rivers and to investigate lin..

Hydrological Shifts Threaten Water Resources

Keirnan Fowler, Murray Peel, Margarita Saft, Rory Nathan, Avril Horne, Robert Wilby, Connor McCutcheon, Tim Peterson

Journal article  |  2022  |  WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Recent shifts in the hydrological behavior of natural watersheds suggest acute challenges for water planning under climate change...

Not Just Another Assessment Method: Reimagining Environmental Flows Assessments in the Face of Uncertainty

Avril C Horne, J Angus Webb, Meghan Mussehl, Andrew John, Libby Rumpff, Keirnan Fowler, Daniel Lovell, LeRoy Poff

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

The numerous environmental flows assessment methods that exist typically assume a stationary climate. Adaptive management is commo..

Integrated framework for rapid climate stress testing on a monthly timestep

Keirnan Fowler, Natasha Ballis, Avril Horne, Andrew John, Rory Nathan, Murray Peel

Journal article  |  2022  |  ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE

“Bottom-up” methods are increasingly used to assess the vulnerability of water systems to climate change. Central to these methods..

Nonstationary Runoff Responses Can Interact With Climate Change to Increase Severe Outcomes for Freshwater Ecology

Andrew John, Rory Nathan, Avril Horne, Keirnan Fowler, Michael Stewardson

Journal article  |  2022  |  WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Climate change is projected to impact multiple components of the flow regime. However, changes in some ecologically important aspe..

Purposeful Stakeholder Engagement for Improved Environmental Flow Outcomes

Meghan L Mussehl, Avril C Horne, J Angus Webb, N LeRoy Poff

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Rivers are dynamic social-ecological systems that support societies and ecosystems in a multitude of ways, giving rise to a variet..

Small artificial impoundments have big implications for hydrology and freshwater biodiversity

Robert Morden, Avril Horne, Nick R Bond, Rory Nathan, Julian D Olden

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Headwater streams are critical for freshwater ecosystems. Global and continental studies consistently show major dams as dominant ..

Robust Climate Change Adaptation for Environmental Flows in the Goulburn River, Australia

Andrew John, Avril Horne, Rory Nathan, Keirnan Fowler, J Angus Webb, Michael Stewardson

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Climate change presents severe risks for the implementation and success of environmental flows worldwide. Current environmental fl..