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
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
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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Machine learning helps to map gamba grass from space

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

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

June 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

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

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

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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