Mapping - Northern Australia Environmental Research Portal

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NESP, 2015-2021NERP, 2012-2015TRaCK, 2005-present

Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf

Keywords: Monitoring, mapping, coasts & estuaries, carbon & climate change
Fire and weeds in the Top End

Keywords: Fire, mapping, carbon & climate change, gamba
Impacts of savanna burning on biodiversity

Keywords: Threatened species, Fire, carbon & climate change
Knowledge brokering for Indigenous land management

Keywords: rivers & waterholes, mapping, Indigenous NRM focus, social & cultural values
Knowledge synthesis to inform a national approach to fighting extinction

Keywords: Threatened species, mapping, integrated planning, ferals & invasive species
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest

Keywords: mapping, coasts & estuaries, carbon & climate change, storm surge
Mitchell River story map

Keywords: environmental flows, rivers & waterholes, socio-economics
Monitoring, mapping and safeguarding Kimberley bilbies

Keywords: Threatened species, Monitoring, mapping, weeds & ferals
Multi-objective planning in northern Australia

Keywords: mapping, social & cultural values, scenarios, socio-economics
Prioritising threatened species in northern Australia

Keywords: Threatened species, mapping, weeds & ferals, integrated planning
Research synthesis of gamba grass

Keywords: Fire, weeds & ferals, carbon & climate change, invasive species

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Transdisciplinary environmental research front cover – linked to report

Transdisciplinary environmental research: Trial and evaluation (final report)

October 2021

Kiatkoski Kim M., Douglas M, Pannell D. Setterfield S, Hill R, Jackson S, Álvarez-Romero J, Laborde S, Beesley L, Canham C. 2021. Transdisciplinary environmental research: Trial and evaluation. The University of Western Australia, Perth.

Characterising vegetation zones along the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia (project update)

October 2021

Freestone FL, Canham CA, Setterfield SA Douglas MM & Loomes RC. 2021. Characterising vegetation zones along the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia (project update). University of Western Australia, Perth.

Characterising vegetation zones along the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia (report)

October 2021

Freestone FL, Canham CA, Setterfield SA Douglas MM & Loomes RC. 2021. Characterising vegetation zones along the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia. University of Western Australia, Perth.

Abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear ‘ghost nets’ are increasing through time in Northern Australia (scientific paper)

September 2021

Hardesty, B.D, Roman, L., Duke, N.C., Mackenzie, J.R., & Wilcox, C. 2021. Abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear ‘ghost nets’ are increasing through time in Northern Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin. Volume 173, 2021,ISSN 0025-326X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112959.

Processes and factors driving change in mangrove forests – an evaluation based on the mass dieback event in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria (book chapter)

June 2021

Duke, N.C., Hutley, L.B., Mackenzie, J.R., and Burrows, D. 2021. Processes and Factors Driving Change in Mangrove Forests: An Evaluation Based on the Mass Dieback Event in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria. In Canadell, J.G. & Jackson, R.B. (Eds) Ecosystem Collapse and Climate Change 241, 221-264. ISBN: 9783030713294, 3030713296

Assessing the Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback 2017-2019 (summary report)

June 2021

Assessing the Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback 2017-2019. Volume 1: Aerial surveys (final report)

June 2021

Assessing the Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback 2017-2019. Volume 2: Field studies (final report)

June 2021

Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria (wrap-up factsheet)

June 2021

Strengthening and sharing knowledge for land and sea management (impact story 2020)

May 2021

Engagement is a two-way street: Creating symbols for science communication (impact story 2020)

May 2021

Upstream flows drive the productivity of floodplain ecosystems in tropical Queensland (scientific paper)

March 2021

Ndehedehe, C.E., Onojeghuo, A.O., Stewart-Koster, B., Bunn, S.E., & Ferreira, V.G.. 2021. Upstream flows drive the productivity of floodplain ecosystems in tropical Queensland, Ecological Indicators, Volume 125, 2021, 107546, ISSN 1470-160X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107546.

More Than Words (CSIRO Double Helix article Jan 2021)

March 2021

Machine learning helps to map gamba grass from space (poster)

February 2021

Shaun Levick ABC Darwin Interview (radio interview)

January 2021

Research synthesis of gamba grass (start-up factsheet)

January 2021

Kakadu floodplain research synthesis (start-up factsheet)

January 2021

NESP State & Territory showcase (2020)

November 2020

Scientists using technology to fight weeds (radio interview)

November 2020

Vanessa Mills on Kimberley Breakfast.

Distribution maps of freshwater crocodiles and their nests at Danggu (Geike Gorge) National Park (report)

October 2020

Keeping Country healthy in Kakadu National Park (impact story 2019)

August 2020

Prioritising threatened species in northern Australia (wrap-up factsheet)

June 2020

Predicting hot spots of aquatic plant biomass in a large floodplain river catchment in the Australian wet-dry tropics (scientific paper)

June 2020

Ndehedehe, C.E., Stewart-Koster, B., Burford, M.A., & Bunn, S.E. (2020). Predicting hot spots of aquatic plant biomass in a large floodplain river catchment in the Australian wet-dry tropics. Ecological Indicators. Volume 117, 106616. ISSN 1470-160X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106616.

Rapid response of habitat structure and above-ground carbon storage to altered fire regimes in tropical savanna (scientific paper)

April 2020

Levick, S., Richards, A., Cook, G., Schatz, J., & Williams, D. (2019). Rapid response of habitat structure and above-ground carbon storage to altered fire regimes in tropical savanna. Biogeosciences. 2019; 16(7 0):1493–1503. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1493-2019

Prioritising threatened species and threatening processes across northern Australia: User guide for data

April 2020

Satellite-derived changes in floodplain productivity and freshwater habitats in northern Australia (1991–2019) (scientific paper)

April 2020

Ndehedehe, C.E., Burford, M.A., Stewart-Koster, B., Stuart E. Bunn. 2020. Satellite-derived changes in floodplain productivity and freshwater habitats in northern Australia (1991–2019), Ecological Indicators, Volume 114, 106320, ISSN 1470-160X.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106320.

Standing dead trees contribute significantly to carbon budgets in Australian savannas (scientific paper)

March 2020

Cook G.D., Liedloff A.C., Meyer C.P., Richards A.E., Bray S.G. (2020). Standing dead trees contribute significantly to carbon budgets in Australian savannas. International Journal of Wildland Fire 29, 215-228. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF19092

Spatial and temporal variation of fish community biomass and energy flow throughout a tropical river network (scientific paper)

March 2020

Venarsky, MP, Stewart‐Koster, B, Hunt, RJ, Jardine, TD, & Bunn, SE. (2020). Spatial and temporal variation of fish community biomass and energy flow throughout a tropical river network. Freshwater Biology. 2020; 00: 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13581

Rehabilitation of vertebrate assemblages at Ranger uranium mine: Assessment standards and monitoring methodology (report)

August 2019

Telling our stories face to face (impact story)

June 2019

Showing and sharing knowledge through a hands-on map (impact story)

June 2019

Modelling and mapping for conservation outcomes across the north (impact story)

June 2019

Looking back to look forward (Fitzroy River storymap). For linking purposes.

Sep 10, 2021

Looking back to look forward (Fitzroy River catchment timeline story map)

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Aug 26, 2021

NESP Northern Hub wrap-up

The Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub addressed key research questions to come up with practical, on-ground solutions to some of […]

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Jul 26, 2021

Northern Hub wrap-up resources

The NESP Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub has had impact across four broad themes: The importance of rivers and their […]

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Ten Mile Swamp on the Mitchell River floodplain

Jul 05, 2021

Hotspots for algal growth in a tropical river floodplain

Hotspots for algal growth in a tropical river floodplain Written by Bianca Molinari, Griffith University Floodplains are important ecosystems. They […]

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May 27, 2021

Research data & tools handover to Fitzroy Traditional Owners

Delegates from the Bunuba, Gooniyandi, Walalakoo and Yanunijarra Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) and staff from the Kimberley Land Council enjoyed […]

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Dec 17, 2020

New national hub to tackle top environmental challenges

The University of Western Australia (UWA) will host a new Australian research hub to provide national leadership in threatened species […]

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Dec 17, 2020

Northern Hub news (December 2020)

Northern Australia December 2020 update. We are delighted to share the news that the user-driven approach to research that has […]

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Sunburst above the escarpment with shade and still water below

Dec 11, 2020

$149 million commitment to environmental science

The Morrison Government is backing a new era of environmental science, announcing the universities and research centres that will host […]

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Nov 19, 2020

Machine learning helps to map gamba grass from space

Researchers from CSIRO, Charles Darwin University and The University of Western Australia have developed a machine-learning approach that reliably detects […]

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Oct 14, 2020

Symbols for science engagement

We are delighted to let you know that we’ve publicly released our free collection of 100+ northern Australia symbols for […]

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Aug 17, 2020

Science Week Video Series 2020

It’s Science Week! We’ll be sharing a few videos about our research in the Gulf of Carpentaria this week. The […]

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eDNA deposited by Gouldians at a waterhole

Jul 27, 2020

Finding finches – using eDNA to track endangered birds

Our Hub research is user-driven. We want our research to be useful and delivered to decision-makers and land managers, so […]

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Jun 29, 2020

Visualising threats to North’s native species

A new data portal from Hub researchers will allow free access to information on more than 1400 rare, threatened and […]

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Apr 30, 2020

Mapping threatened species & threatening processes across northern Australia

Northern Australia’s rich and unique biodiversity faces many threats including weeds, feral animals and inappropriate fire regimes. Gamba grass is […]

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