How trees can reveal secrets about past droughts and floods
Using tree-rings to uncover past climates in Australia
Author: Australian Rivers Institute
This is the official Australian Rivers Institute news article webpage, Catchment to Coast. The institute is based at Griffith University, in Brisbane, Australia. Our research provides the knowledge to underpin the sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems.
Quality food supports stream ecosystems
Why stream animals need high quality food
Why are intermittent rivers so challenging for science, management and policy and what can we do about it?
The latest special issue of Freshwater Biology provides the answers, showcasing new and cutting-edge developments in intermittent river research
Ridge to Reef Management Approaches
Synposis from the session at the International Coral Reef Symposium in Hawaii
That’s your bloomin’ lot! How do toxic blue-green algal blooms dominate Australia’s freshwaters?
Everyone knows that Australia is home to venomous snakes, lethal jellyfish, and man-eating sharks and crocodiles, but did you know that our freshwaters can also harbour toxic blue-green algal species?
Measuring the impacts of urbanisation on the health of estuaries
We can use chemical tracers to measure the impacts of urbanisation on estuarine health
Settler diaries open window into Queensland’s past
Using historical accounts to to measure the environmental cost of agriculture
Recognising Mums in science
This mothers day, let's remember some of our best scientists are also mothers
Mud from land-clearing is filling up Moreton Bay
A shallow and turbid Moreton Bay poses major challenges to local shipping and the Bay's ecosystems, explains Jack Coates-Marnane.
How effective is sewage treatment at removing chemical pollutants?
Conventional sewage treatment technologies were not designed to deal with modern classes of chemical pollutants, so it is critical that we determine which options work best for removing these compounds”, explains Dr Steven Melvin
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