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Fish movement and sensitivity to contaminated mine waterKeywords: Floodplains, rivers & waterholes, coasts & estuaries, water qualitymine rehabilitation
Rehabilitated mine sites and Top End animalsKeywords: Monitoring, mine rehabilitation, closure objectives
mine-rehabilitation
Aug 26, 2021NESP 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 […]
Jul 26, 2021Northern Hub wrap-up resources
The NESP Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub has had impact across four broad themes: The importance of rivers and their […]
Dec 17, 2020New 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 […]
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 […]
Nov 25, 2020Setting standards for mine-site rehabilitation
Ants and other animals key to tracking rehabilitation Studying ants and other animals is helping scientists in Australia’s north to […]
Oct 14, 2020Symbols for science engagement
We are delighted to let you know that we’ve publicly released our free collection of 100+ northern Australia symbols for […]
Aug 14, 2020Northern Hub news (August 2020)
Northern Australia August 2020 update. Strengthening and appropriate sharing of knowledge has been an underpinning principle of all the NESP […]
May 18, 2020Testing the limits of riparian trees along Magela Creek
How sensitive are riparian trees to contaminated mine water? Associate Professor Sam Setterfield (UWA) and Adam Bourke (CDU) in the […]
Sep 17, 2019Tracking returning animals at rehabilitated mine sites
A new approach to setting benchmarks for the return of fauna will allow rehabilitation managers to better assess the success […]
Aug 23, 2018Tree water use & sensitivity to contaminated mine water
Riparian, or riverbank, vegetation in the Top End depends on groundwater to sustain it during the dry season. Weathering of waste rock […]
Aug 21, 2018Informing Ranger mine rehabilitation
The NT’s Ranger uranium mine is set to cease operations in 2021 and by 2026, be rehabilitated to a state […]
Aug 20, 2018Rehabilitated mine sites & Top End animals
Effective rehabilitation is a major challenge for the many active and legacy mines across northern Australia, with best practice mine […]
Aug 02, 2018Does contaminated mine wastewater affect fish movements?
The Ranger uranium mine is due to cease operations in 2021 and the site will be rehabilitated by 2026. Knowledge […]
