Stories of science from the Australian Rivers Institute
By Professor Michele Burford Reading Time: 537 words, about 3 minutes. Algal blooms are a major issue for water security globally and in Australia. We have seen the damage algal blooms have had on Murray-Darling Basin and the issues Florida have had with the recent 'red tide' epidemic. As our climate changes, we can expect [...]
By Mark Kennard Read Time: Words 518 about 3 mins Native freshwater fish diversity in the Murray-Darling Basin could be under serious threat from climate change in coming decades. This potential loss of biodiversity could result in a further decline in the health of the Basin. Murray Darling Basin. Photo: iStock Freshwater fishes are highly [...]
The Belt and Road Initiative is the world’s largest ever infrastructure project, in a new analysis we considered opportunities to deal with its environmental impacts
“We are failing to protect coastal ecosystems from the multitude of human threats” explains Dr Laura Griffiths
Tiger shark. Photo credit Juan Oliphant. By Dr Chris Brown Our new research has revealed a 71% decline in tiger sharks across Queensland’s coastline. The decline has been particularly rapid in southern regions which is unusual. Tiger sharks are top predators that have few natural enemies, so the cause of the decline is likely overfishing. [...]
New study into ecoacoustics of rivers
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