Publications /environment/ en Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water /environment/news/list/2024/05/02/tropical-fish-are-invading-australian-ocean-water A ˴Ƭ study of shallow-water fish communities on rocky reefs in south-eastern Australia has found climate change is helping tropical fish species invade temperate Australian waters. May 02 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/05/02/tropical-fish-are-invading-australian-ocean-water Early career marine ecologist wins Southwood Prize /environment/news/list/2024/05/01/early-career-marine-ecologist-wins-southwood-prize Congratulations to Environment Institute Future Making Fellow, Dr Dominic McAfee, on winning the 2023 Journal of Applied Ecology Southwood Prize for the best paper by an early career researcher. May 01 2024 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2024/05/01/early-career-marine-ecologist-wins-southwood-prize Exposing Australia’s online trade in pest plants – we’ve found thousands of illegal advertisements /environment/news/list/2023/09/11/exposing-australias-online-trade-in-pest-plants-weve-found-thousands-of Do you buy plants online? You might be breaking the law without even knowing it. September 11 2023 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2023/09/11/exposing-australias-online-trade-in-pest-plants-weve-found-thousands-of Australia’s least wanted – 8 alien species and diseases we must keep out of our island home /environment/news/list/2023/09/07/australias-least-wanted-8-alien-species-and-diseases-we-must-keep-out-of-our This week’s landmark report on the impact of invasive alien species revealed costs to the global economy exceeded US$423 billion (A$654 billion) a year in 2019. Costs have at least quadrupled every decade since 1970 and that trend is set to continue. September 07 2023 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2023/09/07/australias-least-wanted-8-alien-species-and-diseases-we-must-keep-out-of-our The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here’s how we must act. /environment/news/list/2023/09/06/the-true-damage-of-invasive-alien-species-was-just-revealed-in-a-landmark Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world. September 06 2023 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2023/09/06/the-true-damage-of-invasive-alien-species-was-just-revealed-in-a-landmark Invasive alien species a major threat to nature, people /environment/news/list/2023/09/05/invasive-alien-species-a-major-threat-to-nature-people A new international report, co-authored by Dr Phill Cassey from the ˴Ƭ, has found that the number of alien species has been rising continuously for centuries in all regions, but are now increasing at unprecedented rates. September 05 2023 Leah Panakera-Thorpe /environment/news/list/2023/09/05/invasive-alien-species-a-major-threat-to-nature-people How algae conquered the world – and other epic stories hidden in the rocks of the Flinders Ranges /environment/news/list/2023/08/18/how-algae-conquered-the-world-and-other-epic-stories-hidden-in-the-rocks-of Earth was not always so hospitable. Evidence of how it came to be so beautiful and nurturing is locked in the rocks of South Australia’s Flinders Ranges – a site now vying for World Heritage listing. August 18 2023 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2023/08/18/how-algae-conquered-the-world-and-other-epic-stories-hidden-in-the-rocks-of Microbial solutions to soil carbon sequestration /environment/news/list/2023/08/11/microbial-solutions-to-soil-carbon-sequestration The potential of soil to capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2), known as carbon sequestration, has been proposed as a compelling mitigation strategy to help address climate change. August 11 2023 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2023/08/11/microbial-solutions-to-soil-carbon-sequestration ‘Humanity’s signature’: study finds plastic pollution in the world’s lakes can be worse than in oceans /environment/news/list/2023/07/17/humanitys-signature-study-finds-plastic-pollution-in-the-worlds-lakes-can-be A world-first study has found concentrations of plastics in some lakes are higher than in the most contaminated parts of oceans, demonstrating the extent to which plastics have invaded Earth’s ecosystems. July 17 2023 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2023/07/17/humanitys-signature-study-finds-plastic-pollution-in-the-worlds-lakes-can-be New Australian laws for ‘engineering’ the ocean must balance environment protection and responsible research /environment/news/list/2023/07/14/new-australian-laws-for-engineering-the-ocean-must-balance-environment The Australian Labor government has introduced a bill to regulate “marine geoengineering” – methods to combat climate change by intervening in the ocean environment. July 14 2023 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2023/07/14/new-australian-laws-for-engineering-the-ocean-must-balance-environment