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Nov 13, 2018

Accounting for the north’s environments

Northern environmental economic accounting Healthy ecosystems benefit our economic prosperity and social wellbeing but decisions governing development and conservation don’t […]

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Nov 07, 2018

Keeping prawns and barra on the menu

Prawns and barramundi make a great seafood platter, but what are the connections between these species and river flows to […]

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Nov 01, 2018

Floodplains, fish & food webs

It’s been all action on the Mitchell floodplains in far north Queensland, with researchers, local rangers and pastoralists working together […]

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Sep 28, 2018

Applying knowledge of river flow–ecology links

River flows in northern Australia support healthy ecosystems that provide a wealth of economic, social and cultural goods and services […]

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Myroodah crossing, Fitzroy river on Nyikina-Mangala country

Jun 27, 2018

New Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council

WA’s Fitzroy River catchment is recognised for its outstanding natural and cultural heritage, but perhaps less so for its significant […]

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The Great Knot is critically endangered but finds refuge and food along the south-east Gulf coast

May 17, 2018

Gulf rivers and migratory shorebirds

Every year, migratory shorebirds travel extraordinary distances from as far as the eastern parts of Siberia to the Australian coast. […]

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Apr 19, 2018

A glimpse of the Gulf

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an environmental scientist working in northern Australia? This 50-second video provides a glimpse […]

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Pool on the Fitzroy River on Nyikina Mangala country

Nov 28, 2017

Fitzroy River fieldwork underway

Researchers from two Northern Hub projects joined Nyikina Mangala Traditional Owners, Yimardoo Warra Rangers and staff from the WA Department […]

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Nov 08, 2017

Getting our hands dirty in the Gulf

Flowing west across nearly the entire width of Cape York Peninsula – from the Great Dividing Range to the broad […]

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Oct 27, 2017

Sooty grunter in the spotlight

The Daly River is one of the treasures of the Territory. One of the few northern rivers that flow year-round, […]

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Environmental flows Go Back

Accounting for the north’s environments

Keeping prawns and barra on the menu

Floodplains, fish & food webs

Applying knowledge of river flow–ecology links

New Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council

Gulf rivers and migratory shorebirds

A glimpse of the Gulf

Fitzroy River fieldwork underway

Getting our hands dirty in the Gulf

Sooty grunter in the spotlight

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