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Tropical fish are invading Australian ocean water
A 成人大片 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.
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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.
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Exposing Australia鈥檚 online trade in pest plants 鈥 we鈥檝e found thousands of illegal advertisements
Do you buy plants online? You might be breaking the law without even knowing it.
Australia鈥檚 least wanted 鈥 8 alien species and diseases we must keep out of our island听home
This week鈥檚 landmark report on the impact of听 revealed costs to the global economy exceeded US$423 billion (A$654 billion) a year in 2019. Costs have at least听 every decade since 1970 and that trend is set to continue.
The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report. Here鈥檚 how we must act.
Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world.
Invasive alien species a major threat to nature, people
A new international report, co-authored by from the 成人大片, has found that the number of alien species has been rising continuously for centuries in all regions, but are now increasing at unprecedented rates.
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How algae conquered the world 鈥 and other epic stories hidden in the rocks of the Flinders Ranges
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鈥檚 Flinders Ranges 鈥 a site now vying for听.
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.
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鈥楬umanity鈥檚 signature鈥: study finds plastic pollution in the world鈥檚 lakes can be worse than in oceans
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鈥檚 ecosystems.
New Australian laws for 鈥榚ngineering鈥 the ocean must balance environment protection and responsible research
The Australian Labor government has introduced a听听to regulate 鈥渕arine geoengineering鈥 鈥 methods to combat climate change by intervening in the ocean environment.
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