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Dams, Drinking water, Drought, fish, River, Rivers

Should we keep hanging our water out to dry – or is there another solution?

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Should we keep hanging our water out to dry – or is there another solution?

  By Professor Fran Sheldon As the drought tightens its grip on southeastern Australia many towns look like running out of drinking water with a forecast of millions of dollars needing to be spent to keep regional communities viable until the drought breaks. This current drought is occurring hot (pardon the pun) on the heels [...]

algae, Climate change, Coastal, Cyanobacteria, Drinking water, Ecosystems, Ecotoxicology, Human health, Lakes and reservoirs, Oceans and estuaries, Rivers, Uncategorized

Success-ARI hosts world’s first cynobacteria Twitter Conference

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Success-ARI hosts world’s first cynobacteria Twitter Conference

By Dr Man Xiao On 24 Oct 2018, and aligning with the International Day of Climate Action, the Australia Rivers Institute at Griffith University hosted the first ever online cyanobacterial Twitter Conference (Twitter hashtag: #cyanoTC2018). It was a success, with 22 presentations from all over the world covering: modelling, experimental and field studies, cyanotoxin measurement [...]

Coastal, Conservation, crustaceans, Ecosystems, Ecotoxicology, fisheries, Human health, Oceans and estuaries, Our people, Rivers, Sediment, Society, Uncategorized, Urban environments

Prawn chemical “fingerprints” identify human influences in urban coastal habitats

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Prawn chemical “fingerprints” identify human influences in urban coastal habitats

"We found that prawns collected closer to shore had higher concentrations of potential pollutants" says Dr Munroe

Climate change, Conservation, Drinking water, Ecosystems, Ecotoxicology, Human health, Hydrology, Oceans and estuaries, Rivers, Sediment, Soils, Uncategorized

To fix the reef we first need to fix the land – but where do we start?

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To fix the reef we first need to fix the land – but where do we start?

If there is too much sediment and nutrients, delivered by floods from land-based erosion, algal blooms can occur that have negative effects on the Great Barrier Reef

Climate change, Conservation, Drinking water, Ecosystems, Hydrology, Rivers, Soils

How will Arctic rivers change with climate change?

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How will Arctic rivers change with climate change?

“Arctic rivers are some of the most pristine in the world and supply 11% of the world’s river flow, but they are rapidly changing due to climate change and other human impacts” says Dr Ryan Burrows from the Australian Rivers Institute at Griffith University.