Stories of science from the Australian Rivers Institute
By Dr Ryan Burrows This Wednesday is the International Day of Forests. Forests are so important for humanity and the planet that the United Nations General Assembly declared that 21 March of each year is to be observed as the International Day of Forests. Forests have many benefits. They are home to 80% of the [...]
By Dr. Liz O’Brien our research development manager, provides advice on how to build lasting relationships with research funders
The 19th annual meeting of the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON) took place at the beautiful Lake Mohonk, about 150 km north of New York City. Here is a report from Dr Marieke Frassl and Man Xiao
"New Zealand was paving the way for the creation of protected marine areas, however after 30 years of establishment the country is falling behind” explains Laura Griffiths.
Groundwater is being extracted at unsustainable levels worldwide but we still don’t fully understand the implications for the life that depends on this diminishing water source. But our research is changing this explains Dr Ryan Burrows
Restoring riparian habitats can offset stream warming and help protect a threatened Australian fish species
New paper finds drying of rivers is a key predictor of where biodiversity occurs
The 2017 finalists describe their work
Dr Lu explains new research that suggests aquatic plants play a role in toxic algal blooms
We are excited to be hosting a new Discovery Early Career Researcher Award recently awarded to Dr Chantal Lanctôt by the Australian Research Council. Dr Lanctôt began her productive career in ecotoxicology at the University of Ottawa. She comes to the Australian Rivers Institute via Central Queensland University, where she was recently awarded her PhD, for [...]
Catchment to Coast 