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Future risk of coral bleaching set to itensify globally
An international team of researchers led by the University of Adelaide has projected future marine heatwaves will cause coral reefs to be at severe risk of bleaching for longer periods than previously seen.
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New paper exploring the ecological implications of the height of tropical forest trees
A new paper led by Dr Ferry Slik based in Brunei, and including Environment Institute Director Andrew Lowe as a coauthor, explores the ecological implications of the height of tropical forest trees.
Consuming Landscapes?
The rural hinterlands of Australia’s metropolitan areas and regional cities, known as peri-urban regions, are well-known as sites of expanding habitat loss and a high incidence of threatened species.
A glimpse into the past: what digging for DNA in cave dirt tells us about ancient Australia?
For most people the term “ancient DNA” might conjur up images of Jurassic Park, where DNA extracted from a mosquito preserved in amber was used to re-create long extinct dinosaurs.
2024 SA Environment Awards Success
Yesterday, on World Environment Day, we celebrated the 2024 SA Environment Award finalists and winners. The evening was a fantastic celebration of environmental champions across the state, emceed by the charismatic Tiahni Adamson.
Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water
A University of Adelaide study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Australia has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Australian waters.
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Strengthening Australia and Vietnam partnerships: Advancing research and understanding on designing and operating high integrity blue carbon market
Vietnam, with its long coastline, is vulnerable to climate change impacts.
Early career marine ecologist wins Southwood Prize
Congratulations to Environment Institute Future Making Fellow, Dr Dominic McAfee, on winning the 2023 Journal of Applied Ecology Southwood Prize for the best paper by an early career researcher.
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SciStarter Australia is a new home for citizen science
Citizen science platform SciStarter Australia has officially launched on the final day of Global Citizen Science month, creating a one-stop location for citizen science projects seeking volunteers in Australia.
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Murray-Darling Basin water theft laws suck more than river irrigation pumps
Water is one of Australia’s most valuable commodities. Rights to take water from our nation’s largest river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, are worth almost A$100 billion. These rights can be bought and sold or leased, with trade exceeding A$2 billion a year. But water is also being stolen (no-one knows how much) and the thieves usually get away with it.
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