Need for prediction of marine heatwaves
Research team highlights need for development of systems to predict marine heatwaves, which are a growing threat to marine ecosystems and industries as the climate changes.
Tag: environment
Overlooked blue carbon found in kelp forests
Researchers from The University of Western Australia have discovered that Australia’s biggest reef may act as a substantial carbon sink, containing the carbon equivalent of annual emissions from one million Australians while also removing the emissions of almost 100,000 Australians from the carbon cycle each…
Giant weeds slain by UQ innovation
Giant, invasive Chinese elm trees with a trunk circumference of up to three metres are being swiftly slain thanks to a new herbicide technology developed by The University of Queensland and BioHerbicides Australia.
World-first report on migratory fish declines
Charles Sturt Fish Ecologist Professor Lee Baumgartner has contributed to a world-first report that found migratory freshwater fish populations have declined globally by average of 76 per cent between 1970 and 2016.
New study into the effects of bushfires on cattle and sheep health and welfare
In order to help farmers with the impacts of bushfires, guidelines for mitigating the effects of future fires on livestock and livestock businesses and protecting animals from suffering and pain are the focus of a new study.
Bores’ lasting effect on landscape
Artificial watering points in rangelands are posing an increasing threat to surrounding biodiversity long after the removal of livestock, according to University of Queensland research.
Research provides roadmap towards global species list
A roadmap to an agreed list of all the world’s species, from mammals and birds to plants, fungi and microbes, has been created for the first time and could have global impacts for their conservation.
Drinking water under threat from bushfire
Rainfall after fire brings immediate relief but the environmental effects can sometimes be as significant as the fire itself.
Areas of coral diversity identified for conservation in Australia’s North West
New research has confirmed that corals reefs along the Kimberley coastline will not recover quickly from an extreme event such as mass coral bleaching, unless local populations survive.
Marine debris costs Asia-Pacific economies US$10.8B annually
A new report to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) showed marine debris cost the economies of countries in the region US$10.8 billion (A$15.7 billion) in 2015.
Mangroves at risk if carbon emissions not reduced by 2050, scientists predict
An international research team, including scientists from the University of Wollongong (UOW), has predicted that by 2050, mangroves will not be able to survive rising sea-levels if global carbon emissions are not reduced.
Wetter wets and drier dry seasons
Variation in rainfall between the seasons is likely to increase under climate change, with wetter wet seasons and drier dry seasons, according to international research.