Project 4.8
Assessing fish species composition in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, and links with cultural knowledge
Completed project
Assessing fish species composition in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, and links with cultural knowledge
Assessing risks to the environment from water-resource development in northern Australia, using north Queensland as a case study
Assessing the impacts of myrtle rust on forest dynamics and function
Best-practice fox control in Booderee National Park
Developing an Indigenous wetland monitoring and management toolkit
Guiding the strategic management of freshwater fish
Identifying important areas of biodiversity and bush tucker for targeted management in Kakadu National Park
Improved detection of non-native freshwater fish species in northern Australia
Improved methods to detect and protect arid-zone groundwater-dependent ecosystems
Improving environmental outcomes on conserved and managed lands
Indigenous knowledge and managing the Indigenous estate
Informing management of feral cats and foxes in priority areas
Managing and monitoring for improved biodiversity outcomes using state-and-transition models
Managing and monitoring resilience in Australia’s national parks
Mapping and monitoring persistent pools using remote sensing to support river resilience
Monitoring Country: Developing an Indigenous environmental monitoring platform
Monitoring resilient landscapes
National overview of monitoring frameworks and tools for Ramsar sites
PeatSense: Improving condition monitoring and management of endangered alpine peatlands in the Australian Alps
Research to support the management of priority desert threatened species
Restoration by design: improving biodiversity outcomes from Australia’s restoration investments
Trialling detection dogs as a novel method for finding threatened reptiles
Using integrated data analysis to assess regional transferability
Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf
Bininj/Mungguy healthy country indicators
Defining metrics of success for feral animal management in northern Australia
Developing eDNA methods for tropical waters
Developing eDNA methods to detect Top End animals
Integrated environmental assessment to inform environmental decisions
Investigating feral cats in small mammal decline
Kakadu National Park’s threatened species
Links between Gulf rivers and coastal productivity
Links between Gulf rivers and food for migratory shorebirds
Managing savanna riparian zones
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest
Monitoring terrestrial animals in Kakadu
Monitoring, mapping and safeguarding Kimberley bilbies
Prioritising threatened species in northern Australia
Rehabilitated mine sites and Top End animals
Remote environmental monitoring techniques
Research synthesis of gamba grass
Review of models, frameworks and decision support tools for northern Australia
Ecogenomic approaches to monitor Kakadu estuaries
Indigenous biodiversity management
Partnerships and tools to support biodiversity monitoring by Indigenous land and sea managers
Remote sensing to map & monitor coastal habitats and water quality
Terrestrial biodiversity monitoring
Floodplain foodwebs
Knowledge integration and science delivery
River and wetland health framework
Water quality monitoring
Info Sheet
September 2025
Research to improve the management of feral cats and red foxes (info sheet)
Report
July 2025
Refactoring the iRiverMetrics algorithm
Tayer, T. Refactoring the iRiverMetrics algorithm (2025). Report to the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. The University of Western Australia, Perth.
Video
June 2025
Kakadu Research Strategy announcement
Research product or tool
June 2025 | Open Access
Kakadu Research Strategy
Cooper, V., Calma, B., Nayinggul C., Rawlinson, M., Dobbs, R., Rossiter-Rachor, N. and Douglas, M. 2024. Kakadu Research Strategy 2025-2035. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Canberra. CC BY 4.0.
Info Sheet
May 2025
Mapping and monitoring persistent pools (info sheet)
Scientific Paper
April 2025 | Open Access
Impacts of water resource development on tropical flow-dependent fisheries: a case study of northern Australia
O’Mara, K., Beesley, L., Kopf, R.K. et al. Impacts of water resource development on tropical flow-dependent fisheries: a case study of northern Australia. Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 35, 979–1009 (2025).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-025-09944-9
Report
April 2025
Trialling Detection Dogs as a novel method for finding threatened reptiles
Rutter, N., Jamieson, L. T., Hodgens, N., Hartnett, C., Peterson, G., Trialling Detection Dogs as a novel method for finding threatened reptiles (2024). Zoos Victoria.
Research product or tool
February 2025
Booderee National Park Camera Trapping Manual
Meek, P., Davies, H., Booderee National Park Camera Trapping Manual (2024).
Scientific Paper
January 2025
Effect of reserve protection level and governance on tree cover loss and gain
Stoudmann, N., Byrne, J., & Adams, V. (2025). Effect of reserve protection level and governance on tree cover loss and gain. Conservation Biology, e14449. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14449
Scientific Paper
December 2024 | Open Access
Defining depth requirements to conserve fish assemblages from water take in an intermittent river
Gwinn, D.C., Beesley, L.S., Pusey, B.J. et al. Defining depth requirements to conserve fish assemblages from water take in an intermittent river. Sci Rep 14, 29863 (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-81339-5
Info Sheet
November 2024
Factors resulting in positive outcomes for Landcare and threatened-species recovery-team projects (Fact sheet)
Stoeckl, N. (2024) What does success look like? Factors resulting in positive outcomes for Landcare and threatened-species recovery-team projects Fact Sheet for the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. University of Tasmania.
Scientific Paper
November 2024
Wildlife in mining landscapes: a case study of the endangered northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus)
Cowan, M. (2024). Wildlife in mining landscapes: a case study of the endangered northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus). [Doctoral Thesis, Charles Sturt University]. Charles Sturt University.
Report
November 2024
Resilient Landscapes Hub 2023 Annual Progress Report
Scientific Paper
November 2024 | Open Access
Active eDNA Is More Cost-Effective Than Fyke Nets or Passive eDNA Collection When Monitoring the Invasion of an Alien Freshwater Fish
Morris, L., Beesley, L., Stevens, E., Gwinn, D., Hyde, J., Thompson, S., Gleeson, D. and Douglas, M. (2024), Active eDNA Is More Cost-Effective Than Fyke Nets or Passive eDNA Collection When Monitoring the Invasion of an Alien Freshwater Fish. Environmental DNA, 6: e70010. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.70010
Info Sheet
October 2024
Restoring landscape resilience: Safeguarding mallee birds and their habitats from compounding threats (Fact sheet)
Radford, J., Reid, N., Richards, A., Stubbs, W., Boulton, R., Hansen, N., Maisey, A., (2024) Restoring landscape resilience: Safeguarding mallee birds and their habitats from compounding threats Fact Sheet for the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. La Trobe University.
Scientific Paper
September 2024 | Open Access
Potential threats and habitat of the night parrot on the Ngururrpa Indigenous Protected Area (scientific paper)
Ngururrpa Rangers et al. (2024). Potential threats and habitat of the night parrot on the Ngururrpa Indigenous Protected Area. Wildlife Research 51, WR24083. doi:10.1071/WR24083
Info Sheet
July 2024
Developing an Indigenous wetland monitoring toolkit (Fact sheet)
Dobbs R, Pyke M (2024) Developing an Indigenous wetland monitoring and management toolkit Project Information Fact Sheet for the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. University of Western Australia.
Other
July 2024
Indigenous Environmental Monitoring Platform (poster)
Other
July 2024
Management of Priority Desert Threatened Species (poster)
Info Sheet
July 2024
Assessing fish species composition in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, and links with cultural knowledge Project Information (Fact Sheet)
Burford M, Faggotter S (2024) Assessing fish species composition in the southern Gulf of Carpentaria, and links with cultural knowledge Project Information Fact Sheet for the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. Griffith University.
Video
June 2024
‘Our last chance’: A film on Queensland’s Moonaboola (Mary River), by the Burnett Mary Regional Group
Info Sheet
May 2024
Developing a National Indigenous Environmental Research Network (NIERN) fact sheet
Shields T (2024) Developing a National Indigenous Environmental Research Network (NIERN) Project Information, fact sheet for the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. Curtin University.
Info Sheet
May 2024
Supporting Indigenous fire management through collaborative socio-ecological partnerships Project Information (Fact Sheet)
Firn J, Dean A, Smith A (2024) Supporting Indigenous fire management through collaborative socio-ecological partnerships Project Information Fact Sheet for the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. QUT.
Info Sheet
May 2024
Enhancing climate-adaptation responses in regional NRM planning by incorporating resilience investment Project Information (Fact Sheet)
Wise R (2024) Enhancing climate-adaptation responses in regional natural resource management planning by incorporating resilience investment Project Information, fact sheet for the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. CSIRO.
Info Sheet
May 2024
Developing an Indigenous Environmental Monitoring Platform Project Information (Fact Sheet)
Cowan M, van Leeuwen S (2024) Developing an Indigenous Environmental Monitoring Platform Project Information Fact Sheet for the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. Curtin University.
Scientific Paper
May 2024 | Open Access
Expanding the known range and practical conservation issues of the Endangered Australian brook lamprey Mordacia praecox (scientific paper)
Carpenter-Bundhoo L, Moffatt DB (2024) Expanding the known range and practical conservation issues of the Endangered Australian brook lamprey Mordacia praecox. Endang Species Res 53:547-553. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01319
Info Sheet
April 2024
Recognising culturally significant entities project (Info sheet)
Shields T (2024) Recognising culturally significant entities Project Information, fact sheet for the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. Curtin University.
Report
April 2024
Digital Woman Ranger Program (impact report)
(2024) Digital Women Ranger Program: Learning digital skills to care for country together. Report.
Report
December 2023
A power analysis to inform design of a monitoring program to detect trends in Tjakuṟa (report)
Southwell D, Moore D, Merson S and Paltridge R (2023) A power analysis to inform design of a monitoring program to detect trends in Tjakuṟa, report to the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. University of Newcastle.
Info Sheet
December 2023
Ecology and conservation of the Christmas Island goshawk and hawk-owl (info sheet)
Info Sheet
December 2023
Ecology and conservation of the Christmas Island giant gecko (info sheet)
Info Sheet
December 2023
Planning for catchment resilience and threatened species recovery from extreme events in Queensland’s Moonaboola (Mary River) (info sheet)
Info Sheet
December 2023
Improving environmental outcomes on conserved and managed lands (info sheet)
Scientific Paper
November 2023 | Open Access
Place-based data justice practices for collaborative conservation research: a critical review
Robinson CJ, Urzedo D, Macdonald JM, Ligtermoet E, Penton CE, Lourie H and Hoskins A (2023) 'Place-based data justice practices for collaborative conservation research: a critical review', Biological Conservation, 288:110346, doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110346.
Report
October 2023
Supporting knowledge sharing, natural resource management and regional planning: identifying similar regions through integrated data analysis (final report)
Stoeckl N, Adams VM, Larson S, Allen S, Jia J, Boothroyd A and Steel R (2023) Supporting knowledge sharing, natural resource management and regional planning: identifying similar regions through integrated data analysis, report to the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. University of Tasmania, Hobart.
Report
September 2023
Best-practice management of feral cats and red foxes: workshop 2 outcomes (report)
Dorph A and Ballard G (2023) Best-practice management of feral cats and red foxes: workshop 2 report, report to the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. University of New England, Armidale.
Report
June 2023
Resilient Landscapes Hub 2022 Annual Progress Report
Scientific Paper
June 2023 | Open Access
Future climate change will increase risk to mangrove health in northern Australia (scientific paper)
Chung CTY, Hope P, Hutley LB, Brown J and Duke NC (2023) 'Future climate change will increase risk to mangrove health in northern Australia', Communications Earth and Environment 4:192 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00852-z.
Report
May 2023
Environmental DNA (eDNA) survey of largetooth sawfish in south-central Arnhem Land (report)
Villacorta-Rath C, Cooper M and Burrows D (2020) Environmental DNA (eDNA) survey of largetooth sawfish in south-central Arnhem Land, James Cook University, Townsville.
Report
May 2023
Tilapia eDNA survey along the Walsh, Mitchell and Wild river catchments (report)
Villacorta-Rath C and Burrows D (2020) Tilapia eDNA survey along the Walsh, Mitchell and Wild river catchments, James Cook University, Townsville.
Report
May 2023
Environmental DNA (eDNA) survey of sawfish in Groote Eylandt (report)
Villacorta-Rath C, Cooper M and Burrows D (2020) Environmental DNA (eDNA) survey of sawfish in Groote Eylandt, James Cook University, Townsville.
Other
April 2023 | Open Access
Revealing and mapping the secrets of Queensland’s Mary River (ABC 7.30 segment)
Other
April 2023 | Open Access
Unveiling the Mary River’s secrets (ABC article)
Scientific Paper
April 2023 | Open Access
Invasive terrestrial invertebrate detection in water and soil using a targeted eDNA approach (scientific paper)
Villacorta-Rath C, Lach L, Andrade-Rodriguez N, Burrows D, Gleeson D and Trujillo-González A (2023) 'Invasive terrestrial invertebrate detection in water and soil using a targeted eDNA approach', NeoBiota 83: 71-89, https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.83.98898.
Video
March 2023
Indigenous digital women rangers (video)
Scientific Paper
February 2023
Applying a versatile, comprehensive, attribute-based waterhole classification scheme to ecosystem-based management challenges (scientific paper)
Glanville K, Perry J, Ryan T, Ronan M and Zivec P (2023) 'Applying a versatile, comprehensive, attribute-based waterhole classification scheme to ecosystem-based management challenges', Wildlife Research, doi:10.1071/WR22027.
Scientific Paper
January 2023 | Open Access
Evaluation and refinement of a fish movement model for a tropical Australian stream subject to mine contaminant egress (scientific paper)
Crook DA, Wedd D, Adair BJ, Mooney TJ, Harford AJ, Humphrey CL, Morrongielo JR and King AJ (2023) ‘Evaluation and refinement of a fish movement model for a tropical Australian stream subject to mine contaminant egress’, Environmental Biology of Fishes, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-022-01381-y
Scientific Paper
January 2023 | Open Access
Ecosystem services in connected catchment to coast ecosystems: monitoring to detect emerging trends (scientific paper)
Brown CJ, Saint Ange C, Connolly RM, Hasan S, Jackson S, McMahon JM and Smart JCR (2023) ‘Ecosystem services in connected catchment to coast ecosystems: monitoring to detect emerging trends’, Science of the Total Environment 161670, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161670.
Report
January 2023
Developing a Yawuru bilarra (wetland) monitoring program (report)
Scientific Paper
December 2022 | Open Access
Co-production mechanisms to weave Indigenous knowledge, artificial intelligence and technical data to enable Indigenous-led adaptive decision-making: lessons from Australia’s joint-managed Kakadu National Park (scientific paper)
Robinson CJ, Macdonald J, Perry J, Bangalang N, Nayinggul A, Nadji J, Nayinggul A, Dempsey S, Nadji S, McCartney S, Taylor A, Hunter F, May K, Cooper D, Moyle F, Drummond A, Borovac C, van Bodegraven S, Gilfedder M, Setterfield S and Douglas MM (2022) ‘Coproduction mechanisms to weave Indigenous knowledge, artificial intelligence, and technical data to enable Indigenous-led adaptive decision making: lessons from Australia’s joint managed Kakadu National Park’, Ecology & Society 27(4):36, https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13747-270436.
Video
December 2022
Monitoring, mapping and safeguarding Kimberley bilbies (impact video)
Report
December 2022
Monitoring, mapping and safeguarding Kimberley bilbies (final report)
Info Sheet
December 2022
Monitoring, mapping and safeguarding Kimberley bilbies (wrap-up factsheet)
Report
November 2022
Current and emerging feral cat management practices in Australia (report)
Dorph A and Ballard G (2022) Current and emerging feral cat management practices in Australia, report to the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. University of New England, Armidale.
Video
August 2022
Gulf rivers and fisheries links (impact video)
Other
July 2022 | Open Access
Climate change killed 40 million Australian mangroves in 2015. Here’s why they’ll probably never grow back (Conversation article)
Duke N (28 July 2022) ‘Climate change killed 40 million Australian mangroves in 2015. Here’s why they’ll probably never grow back’, The Conversation.
Other
July 2022
Resilient Landscapes Hub 2021 Annual Progress Report
Scientific Paper
July 2022
Flow regimes among rivers influences benthic biota biodiversity, but not abundance or biomass, in intertidal mudflats and sandflats in wet-dry tropical estuaries (scientific paper)
Venarsky MP, Lowe V, Frid CLJ and Burford MA (2022) ‘Flow regimes among rivers influences benthic biota biodiversity, but not abundance or biomass, in intertidal mudflats and sandflats in wet-dry tropical estuaries’, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 271, 107858, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107858.
Scientific Paper
July 2022 | Open Access
Faunal standards for the restoration of terrestrial ecosystems: a framework and its application to a high-profile case study (scientific paper)
Andersen AN, Einoder LD, Fisher A, Hill B and Oberprieler SK (2022) ‘Faunal standards for the restoration of terrestrial ecosystems: a framework and its application to a high-profile case study’, Restoration Ecology, 31: e13735, https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13735.
Scientific Paper
July 2022 | Open Access
Environmental DNA analysis confirms extant populations of the cryptic Irwin’s turtle within its historical range (scientific paper)
Villacorta-Rath C, Espinoza T, Cockayne B, Schaffer J and Burrows D (2022) ‘Environmental DNA analysis confirms extant populations of the cryptic Irwin’s turtle within its historical range’, BMC Ecology and Evolution, 22:57, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-02009-6.
Scientific Paper
July 2022
Challenges in modelling the sediment retention ecosystem service to inform an ecosystem account – examples from the Mitchell catchment in northern Australia (scientific paper)
McMahon JM, Hasan S, Brooks A, Curwen G, Dyke J, Ange CS, Smart JCR. (2022) ‘Challenges in modelling the sediment retention ecosystem service to inform an ecosystem account – examples from the Mitchell catchment in northern Australia’, Journal of Environmental Management 314:115102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115102.
Report
July 2022
Northern Hub Final Report 2021
Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub. 2021. Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub Final Report. Charles Darwin University, Darwin.
Other
July 2022
Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) catchment 3-dimensional map manual (manual)
Hill, R. Jamieson, C., Harkness, P., Raisbeck-Brown, N., Alvarez-Romero, J. and Buissereth, R. 2022. Martuwarra (Fitzroy River) catchment 3-dimensional map manual. CSIRO, Cairns.
Scientific Paper
May 2022 | Open Access
When to use transdisciplinary approaches for environmental research (scientific paper)
Kiatkoski Kim M, Douglas MM, Pannell D, Setterfield SA, Hill R, Laborde S, Perrott L, Álvarez-Romero JG, Beesley L, Canham C and Brecknell A (2022) ‘When to use transdisciplinary approaches for environmental research’, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10:840569, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.840569.
Report
April 2022
Assessment of tools for monitoring savanna riparian vegetation (report)
Canham CA, Freestone FL, Levick, SR, Callow N, Dixon D, Douglas MM, & Setterfield SA. 2021. Assessment of tools for monitoring savanna riparian vegetation: Fitzroy River case study. The University of Western Australia, Perth.
Scientific Paper
April 2022 | Open Access
Practical eDNA sampling methods inferred from particle size distribution and comparison of capture techniques for a critically endangered elasmobranch (scientific paper)
Cooper, MK, Villacorta-Rath C, Burrows D, Jerry DR, Carr L, Barnett A, Huveneers C and Simpfendorfer CA (2022) 'Practical eDNA sampling methods inferred from particle size distribution and comparison of capture techniques for a critically endangered elasmobranch', Environmental DNA, 00, 1–13, https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.279.
Scientific Paper
March 2022
Trophic transfer of lipids and fatty acids across habitats in tropical river food webs (scientific paper)
O’Mara K, Venarsky M, Stewart-Koster B, McGregor G, Schulz C, Marshall J, Bunn SE and Kainz MJ (2022) ‘Trophic transfer of lipids and fatty acids across habitats in tropical river food webs’, Freshwater Biology, 00:1–19, https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13889.
Impact Storie
March 2022
Supporting Indigenous natural resource management and alternative economies (thematic impact story)
Video
February 2022
Managing feral pigs on Cape York Peninsula (impact video)
Scientific Paper
January 2022 | Open Access
Understanding Indigenous values and priorities for wetlands to guide weed management actions: Lessons from the Nardab floodplain in northern Australia’s Kakadu National Park (scientific paper)
Bangalang N-g, Nadji J, Nayinggul A, Nadji S, Nayinggul A, Dempsey S, Mangiru K, Dempsey J, McCartney S, Mairi Macdonald J. and Robinson CJ (2022) ‘Understanding Indigenous values and priorities for wetlands to guide weed management actions: lessons from the Nardab floodplain in northern Australia’s Kakadu National Park’, Ecological Management and Restoration, 23:105-116. https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12542.
Scientific Paper
November 2021
Deuterium depletion in xylem water and soil isotopic effects complicate the assessment of riparian tree water sources in the seasonal tropics (scientific paper)
Duvert, C, Canham, CA, Barbeta, A, et al. Deuterium depletion in xylem water and soil isotopic effects complicate the assessment of riparian tree water sources in the seasonal tropics. Ecohydrology. 2021;. Accepted Author Manuscript. e2383 https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2383
Report
November 2021
Terrestrial fauna monitoring in Kakadu National Park (final report)
Einoder LD, Gillespie GR and Buckley KA (2020) Terrestrial fauna monitoring in Kakadu National Park. Northern Territory Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security, Darwin.
Report
November 2021
Fish migration in Magela Creek and potential impacts of mining-related solutes (final report)
Crook D, Wedd D, Adair B, King A, Mooney T, Harford A and Humphrey C (2021) Fish migration in Magela Creek and potential impacts of mining-related solutes. Charles Darwin University, Darwin.
Report
November 2021
Environmental DNA survey in areas of the Kimberley region at risk of invasion by cane toads (report)
Villacorta-Rath, C., & Burrows, D. 2021. Environmental DNA survey in areas of the Kimberley region at risk of invasion by cane toads. Report 21/50, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, Townsville.
Report
November 2021
Standard operating procedure for environmental DNA field sample collection (report)
Villacorta-Rath, C., & Burrows, D. 2021. Standard operating procedure for environmental DNA field sample collection. Report 21/49, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, Townsville.
Report
October 2021
Ecohydrology and sensitivity of riparian flora, Magela Creek, Ranger uranium mine (final report)
Hutley LB, Duvert C, Setterfield SA, Bourke A, Canham CA, Freestone FL, Cavalieri OO, Alvarez-Cortez D and Brand M (2021) Ecohydrology and sensitivity of riparian flora, Magela Creek, Ranger uranium mine. Charles Darwin University, Darwin.
Video
October 2021
Final findings on knowledge synthesis to inform a national approach to fighting extinction (video)
Scientific Paper
October 2021 | Open Access
Influence of the 2015–2016 El Niño on the record-breaking mangrove dieback along northern Australia coast (scientific paper)
Abhik, S., Hope, P., Hendon, H.H. et al. Influence of the 2015–2016 El Niño on the record-breaking mangrove dieback along northern Australia coast. Sci Rep 11, 20411 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99313-w
Info Sheet
October 2021
Strengthening investment to help manage Country (factsheet for Indigenous ranger programs)
Scientific Paper
October 2021 | Open Access
Long distance (>20 km) downstream detection of endangered stream frogs suggests an important role for eDNA in surveying for remnant amphibian populations (scientific paper)
Villacorta-Rath C, Hoskin CJ, Strugnell JM, Burrows D. 2021. Long distance (>20 km) downstream detection of endangered stream frogs suggests an important role for eDNA in surveying for remnant amphibian populations. PeerJ 9:e12013 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12013
Info Sheet
September 2021
Fauna monitoring in Kakadu National Park (wrap-up factsheet)
Scientific Paper
September 2021 | Open Access
Abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear ‘ghost nets’ are increasing through time in Northern Australia (scientific paper)
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.
Report
September 2021
Using Bininj/Mungguy indicators to monitor the health of Country in Kakadu National Park (final report)
Video
August 2021
NESP Northern Hub wrap-up video
Report
August 2021
eDNA detection of snakehead in the Barron River (report)
Info Sheet
August 2021
Our Knowledge Our Way in caring for Country (practice brief for scientists)
Scientific Paper
August 2021 | Open Access
Hydrology drives variation in spawning phenologies and diversity of larval assemblages of Australian wet–dry tropical fish (scientific paper)
Tyler, K. J., Wedd, D., Crook, D. A., Kennard, M. J., & King, A. J. (2021). Hydrology drives variation in spawning phenologies and diversity of larval assemblages of Australian wet–dry tropical fish. Freshwater Biology, 00, 1– 19. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13802
Other
August 2021
Facilitating natural regeneration processes: Planting seedlings is not the best response to mass mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria (case study synthesis)
Compiled by the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (2021). Facilitating natural regeneration processes: Planting seedlings is not the best response to mass mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (4pp.).
Scientific Paper
August 2021
Using knowledge to care for country: Indigenous-led evaluations of research to adaptively co-manage Kakadu National Park, Australia (scientific paper)
Robinson, C.J., Macdonald, J.M., Douglas, M., Perry, J., Setterfield, S., Cooper, D., Lee, M., Nadji, J., Nadji, S., Nayinggul, A., Nayinggul, A., Mangiru, K., Hunter, F., Coleman, B., Barrowei, R., Markham, J. Alderson, J., Moyle, F., May, K., and Bangalang, N. 2021. Using knowledge to care for country: Indigenous-led evaluations of research to adaptively co-manage Kakadu National Park, Australia. Sustain Sci (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-01015-9
Scientific Paper
July 2021 | Open Access
Considerations for future environmental DNA accreditation and proficiency testing schemes (scientific paper)
Trujillo-González, A., Villacorta-Rath, C., White, N. E., Furlan, E. M., Sykes, M., Grossel, G., Divi, U., & Gleeson, D. (2021). Considerations for future environmental DNA accreditation and proficiency testing schemes. Environmental DNA. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.243
Other
June 2021
Processes and factors driving change in mangrove forests – an evaluation based on the mass dieback event in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria (book chapter)
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
Report
June 2021
Assessing the Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback 2017–2019 (summary report)
Report
June 2021
Assessing the Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback 2017-2019. Volume 1: Aerial surveys (final report)
Report
June 2021
Assessing the Gulf of Carpentaria mangrove dieback 2017-2019. Volume 2: Field studies (final report)
Info Sheet
June 2021
Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria (wrap-up factsheet)
Video
June 2021
Kakadu & Cape York NESP teams iAwards (video)
Scientific Paper
June 2021 | Open Access
Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic (scientific paper)
Bergstrom, D.M., Wienecke, B.C., van den Hoff, J., Hughes, L., Lindenmayer, D.B., Ainsworth, T.D., Baker, C.M., Bland, L., Bowman, D.M.J.S., Brooks, S.T., Canadell, J.G., Constable, A.J., Dafforn, K.A., Depledge, M.H., Dickson, C.R., Duke, N.C., Helmstedt, K.J., Holz, A., Johnson, C.R., McGeoch, M.A., Melbourne-Thomas, J., Morgain, R., Nicholson, E., Prober, S.M., Raymond, B., Ritchie, E.G., Robinson, S.A., Ruthrof, K.X., Setterfield, S.A., Sgrò, C.M., Stark, J.S., Travers, T., Trebilco, R., Ward, D.F.L., Wardle, G.M., Williams, K.J., Zylstra, P.J. and Shaw, J.D. (2021), Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic. Glob. Change Biol., 27: 1692-1703. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15539
Scientific Paper
June 2021
Quantifying shedding and degradation rates of environmental DNA (eDNA) from Pacific crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris) (scientific paper)
Kwong, S.L.T., Villacorta-Rath, C., Doyle, J. et al. Quantifying shedding and degradation rates of environmental DNA (eDNA) from Pacific crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris). Mar Biol 168, 85 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-021-03896-x
Scientific Paper
May 2021 | Open Access
Connectivity of fish communities in a tropical floodplain river system and predicted impacts of potential new dams (scientific paper)
O'Mara, K., Venarsky, M., Stewart-Koster, B., McGregor, G.B., Schulz, C., Kainz, M., Marshall, J., & Bunn, S.E. Connectivity of fish communities in a tropical floodplain river system and predicted impacts of potential new dams. Science of The Total Environment. Volume 788, 147785, ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147785.
Impact Storie
May 2021
Engagement is a two-way street: Creating symbols for science communication (impact story 2020)
Impact Storie
May 2021
A giant leap forward in detecting unwanted visitors (impact story 2020)
Impact Storie
May 2021
Using AI to protect baby turtles from feral pigs (impact story 2020)
Scientific Paper
May 2021
Improved detection sensitivity using an optimal eDNA preservation and extraction workflow and its application to threatened sawfishes (scientific paper)
Cooper, M.K., Huerlimann, R, Edmunds, RC, Budd, A.M., Le Port A., Kyne, P.M., Jerry, D.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A. 2021. Improved detection sensitivity using an optimal eDNA preservation and extraction workflow and its application to threatened sawfishes. Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst. 2021; 1– 18. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3591
Presentation
April 2021
How important are freshwater flows for Gulf estuaries? A study of the effect on food supply for migratory shorebirds (presentation)
Other
April 2021
eDNA game website
This website describes the eDNA approach and features a game for kids to test their knowledge of Gouldian Finch eDNA. Developed in partnership with Inspired NT.
Scientific Paper
March 2021 | Open Access
Relationships between algal primary productivity and environmental variables in tropical floodplain wetlands (scientific paper)
Molinari B, Stewart-Koster, B, Adame MF, Campbell MD, McGregor G, Schulz C, Malthus TJ and Bunn S (2021) 'Relationships between algal primary productivity and environmental variables in tropical floodplain wetlands', Inland Waters 11:2, 180-190, doi:10.1080/20442041.2020.1843932.
Scientific Paper
March 2021
Use of radiotelemetry to quantify diel habitat preferences and minimum environmental flow requirements of a tropical riverine fish (Sooty grunter Hephaestus fuliginosus) (scientific paper)
Crook, D.A., Keller, K., Adair, B.J., Luiz, O.J., Waugh, P.S., Schult, J., Dostine, P.L., Townsend, S.A., & King, A.J. 2021. Use of radiotelemetry to quantify diel habitat preferences and minimum environmental flow requirements of a tropical riverine fish (Sooty grunter Hephaestus fuliginosus). Ecohydrology. 2021;e2290. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2290
Other
March 2021
More Than Words (CSIRO Double Helix article Jan 2021)
Video
February 2021
A.I. Technology boosting fledgling turtle survival on Cape York (video)
Video
February 2021
Teaming up for turtles (video)
Scientific Paper
February 2021
Unravelling the taxonomy and identification of a problematic group of benthic fishes from tropical rivers (Gobiidae: Glossogobius) (scientific paper)
Hammer, M.P., Taillebois, L., King, A.J., Crook, D.A., Wedd, D., Adams, M., Unmack, P.J., Hoese, D.F. and Bertozzi, T. (2021), Unravelling the taxonomy and identification of a problematic group of benthic fishes from tropical rivers (Gobiidae: Glossogobius). J Fish Biol. Accepted Author Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14701
Info Sheet
January 2021
Kakadu floodplain research synthesis (start-up factsheet)
Scientific Paper
December 2020
Got glycogen?: Development and multispecies validation of the novel preserve, precipitate, lyse, precipitate, purify (PPLPP) workflow for environmental DNA extraction from Longmire’s preserved water samples (scientific paper)
Edmunds R.C., Burrows D. 2020. Got Glycogen?: Development and Multispecies Validation of the Novel Preserve, Precipitate, Lyse, Precipitate, Purify (PPLPP) Workflow for Environmental DNA Extraction from Longmire's Preserved Water Samples. J Biomol Tech. 2020 Dec;31(4):125-150. doi: 10.7171/jbt.20-3104-003. PMID: 33100918; PMCID: PMC7566611.
Other
November 2020
NESP State & Territory showcase (2020)
Video
November 2020
Rehabilitated mine sites and Top End animals (impact video)
Video
November 2020
Using Bininj knowledge to care for Nardab (video Nov 2020)
Impact Storie
October 2020
Filling knowledge gaps for the rehabilitation of Ranger uranium mine (impact story 2019)
Video
October 2020
Kakadu NESP team – Eureka STEM Inclusion Prize finalist (video)
Impact Storie
August 2020
Managing feral pigs on Cape York (impact story 2019)
Video
August 2020
Protecting marine turtles from feral pigs on Cape York (Science Week Video 2020)
Video
August 2020
Links between Gulf rivers and food for migratory shorebirds (Science Week Video 2020)
Video
August 2020
Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria (Science Week Video 2020)
Other
August 2020
The mystery of the Top End’s vanishing wildlife, and the unexpected culprits (article)
Video
July 2020
Cats, fire, buffaloes, dingoes and mammals in Northern Australia (video)
Impact Storie
July 2020
Finding finches – using eDNA to track endangered birds (impact story)
Video
July 2020
Finding finches – using eDNA to track endangered birds (video July 2020)
Scientific Paper
July 2020 | Open Access
Can environmental DNA be used to detect first arrivals of the cane toad, Rhinella marina, into novel locations? (scientific paper)
Villacorta‐Rath, C, Adekunle, AI, Edmunds, RC, Strugnell, JM, Schwarzkopf, L, & Burrows, D. (2020). Can environmental DNA be used to detect first arrivals of the cane toad, Rhinella marina, into novel locations?. Environmental DNA. 2020; 00: 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.114
Scientific Paper
June 2020
Mangrove harbingers of coastal degradation seen in their responses to global climate change coupled with ever-increasing human pressures (scientific paper)
Duke, N. (2020). Mangrove harbingers of coastal degradation seen in their responses to global climate change coupled with ever-increasing human pressures. Human Ecology. Journal of the Commonwealth Human Ecology Council. Spring 2020 Issue 30.
Impact Storie
June 2020
Waste and marine debris in remote northern Australian communities (impact story)
Scientific Paper
June 2020
Bottom-up and top-down processes influence contemporary patterns of mammal species richness in Australia’s monsoonal tropics (scientific paper)
Stobo-Wilson, A.M., Stokeld, D., Einoder, L.D., Davies, H.F., Fisher, A., Hill, B.M., Mahney, T., Murphy, B.P., Scroggie, M.P., Stevens, A., Woinarski, J.C.Z., Bawinanga Rangers, Warddeken Rangers & Gillespie, G.R. (2020).
Bottom-up and top-down processes influence contemporary patterns of mammal species richness in Australia's monsoonal tropics. Biological Conservation, Volume 247, 2020, 108638, ISSN 0006-3207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108638.
Other
May 2020
Indigenous Ranger field guide to the Shoreline Video Assessment Method
Scientific Paper
April 2020 | Open Access
Rapid response of habitat structure and above-ground carbon storage to altered fire regimes in tropical savanna (scientific paper)
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
Scientific Paper
April 2020 | Open Access
Habitat structural complexity explains patterns of feral cat and dingo occurrence in monsoonal Australia (scientific paper)
Stobo‐Wilson AM, Stokeld D, Einoder LD, Davies HF, Fisher A, Hill BM, Mahney T, Murphy BP, Stevens A, Woinarski JCZ, Djelk Rangers, Warddeken Rangers, & Gillespie GR. Habitat structural complexity explains patterns of feral cat and dingo occurrence in monsoonal Australia. Divers Distrib. 2020; 00: 1– 11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13065
Scientific Paper
April 2020
The importance of sampling intensity when assessing ecosystem restoration: ants as bioindicators in northern Australia (scientific paper)
Oberprieler, S.K. and Andersen, A.N. (2020). The importance of sampling intensity when assessing ecosystem restoration: ants as bioindicators in northern Australia. Restoration Ecology. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/rec.13172
Scientific Paper
March 2020 | Open Access
Enhancing tropical conservation and ecology research with aquatic environmental DNA methods: an introduction for non‐environmental DNA specialists (scientific paper)
Huerlimann, R., Cooper, M.K., Edmunds, R.C., Villacorta‐Rath, C., Le Port, A., Robson, H.L.A., Strugnell, J.M., Burrows, D. and Jerry, D.R. (2020), Enhancing tropical conservation and ecology research with aquatic environmental DNA methods: an introduction for non‐environmental DNA specialists. Anim Conserv. doi:10.1111/acv.12583
Scientific Paper
March 2020
The ecological importance of crocodylians: towards evidence-based justification for their conservation (scientific paper)
Somaweera, R., Nifong, J., Rosenblatt, A., Brien, M.L., Combrink, X., Elsey, R.M., Grigg, G., Magnusson, W.E., Mazzotti, F.J., Pearcy, A., Platt, S.G., Shirley, M.H., Tellez, M., van der Ploeg, J., Webb, G., Whitaker, R. and Webber, B.L. (2020), The ecological importance of crocodylians: towards evidence‐based justification for their conservation. Biol Rev. doi:10.1111/brv.12594
Report
February 2020
eDNA survey of Eureka Creek, Upper Mitchell and Walsh River for two invasive tilapia species (report)
Report
February 2020
Monitoring for invasive Cabomba caroliniana in two Darwin River billabongs (report)
Scientific Paper
February 2020 | Open Access
Effect of elevated magnesium sulfate on two riparian tree species potentially impacted by mine site contamination (scientific paper)
Canham, C.A., Cavalieri, O.Y., Setterfield, S.A. et al. Effect of elevated magnesium sulfate on two riparian tree species potentially impacted by mine site contamination. Sci Rep 10, 2880 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59390-9
Other
February 2020
Long-term Kakadu animal monitoring continues in 2019 (booklet)
Scientific Paper
February 2020
Effect of elevated magnesium sulfate on two riparian tree species potentially impacted by mine site contamination (scientific paper dataset)
Canham, C. (Creator), Cavalieri, O. Y. (Creator), Setterfield, S. (Creator), Freestone, F. (Creator) & Hutley, L. B. (Creator). (19 Feb 2020). Effect of elevated magnesium sulfate on two riparian tree species potentially impacted by mine site contamination. The University of Western Australia. https://doi.org/10.26182/5e61d3ad6a460
Info Sheet
February 2020
eDNA for aquatic monitoring and field surveys in tropical waters (project update February 2020)
Report
January 2020
Standard operating procedures for collecting and extracting Gouldian Finch eDNA (report)
Report
January 2020
Development of an eDNA assay for fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana) (report)
Report
January 2020
Development of an eDNA assay for cane toad (report)
Report
January 2020
Development of a revised eDNA assay for tilapia (report)
Scientific Paper
November 2019 | Open Access
Tracking the resource pulse: Movement responses of fish to dynamic floodplain habitat in a tropical river (scientific paper)
Crook, D.A., Buckle, D.J., Morrongiello, J.R., Allsop, Q.A., Baldwin, W., Saunders, T.M. & Douglas, M.M. (2019), Tracking the resource pulse: Movement responses of fish to dynamic floodplain habitat in a tropical river. J Anim Ecol. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13146
Video
November 2019
Kakadu and artificial intelligence to manage Country (video Nov 2019)
Info Sheet
November 2019
Developing eDNA methods to detect Top End animals (project update October 2019)
Scientific Paper
November 2019 | Open Access
Development and validation of an environmental DNA test for the endangered Gouldian finch (scientific paper)
Day K, Campbell H, Fisher A, Gibb K, Hill B, Rose A & Jarman SN. (2019). Development and validation of an environmental DNA test for the endangered Gouldian finch. Endangered Species Research 40:171-182. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00987
Info Sheet
September 2019
Recommended standards for fauna recovery at rehabilitated mine sites (wrap-up factsheet Aug 2019)
Other
September 2019
No baby barra in Daly River after poor wet season (radio interview 2019)
Video
September 2019
Using technology to monitor country – Bininj/Mungguy healthy Country indicators (video Sept 2019)
Scientific Paper
September 2019 | Open Access
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence: Knowledge shortfalls threaten the effective conservation of freshwater crocodiles (scientific paper)
Somaweera, R., Brien, M.L., Sonneman, T., Didham, R.K. & Webber, B.L. (2019). Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence: Knowledge shortfalls threaten the effective conservation of freshwater crocodiles, Global Ecology and Conservation, Volume 20, e00773, ISSN 2351-9894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00773.
Info Sheet
September 2019
Fish movement and sensitivity to contaminated mine water (project update August 2019)
Video
August 2019
Fish movement and sensitivity (video Aug 2019)
Scientific Paper
August 2019 | Open Access
An evaluation of nest predator impacts and the efficacy of plastic meshing on marine turtle nests on the western Cape York Peninsula, Australia (scientific paper)
Nordberg, E.J., Macdonald, S., Zimny, G., Hoskins, A., Zimny, A., Somaweera, R., Ferguson, J. & Perry, J. (2019). An evaluation of nest predator impacts and the efficacy of plastic meshing on marine turtle nests on the western Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Biological Conservation, Volume 238, 2019, 108201, ISSN 0006-3207, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108201.
Report
August 2019
Recommended faunal standards for the rehabilitation of Ranger uranium mine (final report)
Report
August 2019
Invertebrate assemblages at Ranger uranium mine’s trial revegetation sites compared with natural reference sites (report)
Report
August 2019
Rehabilitation of vertebrate assemblages at Ranger uranium mine: Assessment standards and monitoring methodology (report)
Scientific Paper
July 2019
Migration to freshwater increases growth rates in a facultatively catadromous tropical fish (scientific paper)
Roberts, B.H., Morrongiello, J.R., King, A.J., Morgan, D.L., Saunders, T.M., Woodhead, J. & Crook, D.A. (2019). Migration to freshwater increases growth rates in a facultatively catadromous tropical fish. Oecologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04460-7
Info Sheet
July 2019
Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria (project update June 2019)
Video
July 2019
Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf (video June 2019)
Report
July 2019
Development of eDNA assays for monitoring three endangered frog species (report)
Info Sheet
July 2019
Monitoring terrestrial animals in Kakadu (start-up factsheet)
Impact Storie
June 2019
Telling our stories face to face (impact story)
Impact Storie
June 2019
Reconnecting with Country through collaborative research (impact story)
Scientific Paper
June 2019
No sitting on the fence: protecting wetlands from feral pig damage by exclusion fences requires effective fence maintenance (scientific paper)
Negus, P.M., Marshall, J.C., Clifford, S.E., Blessing, J.J. & Steward, A.L. (2019). No sitting on the fence: protecting wetlands from feral pig damage by exclusion fences requires effective fence management. Wetlands Ecology & Management https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-019-09670-7
Video
May 2019
Bininj/Mungguy healthy country indicators in Kakadu National Park
Info Sheet
February 2019
A holistic view to monitoring Indigenous land and sea management programs (policy note Feb 2019)
Presentation
February 2019
Assessing mangrove dieback in the Gulf (presentation Feb 2019)
Presentation
February 2019
Prioritising threatened species in northern Australia (presentation Feb 2019)
Video
January 2019
Community-level migration patterns of fish throughout the Mitchell River, Queensland, Australia (video Dec 2018)
Video
January 2019
Use of otolith chemistry to trace life history variability in barramundi (video Dec 2018)
Video
January 2019
Environmental assessments: Support development and evaluation of Queensland Water Plans (video Dec 2018)
Presentation
January 2019
Use of otolith chemistry to trace life history variability in barramundi (presentation Dec 2018)
Presentation
January 2019
Environmental assessments: Support development and evaluation of Queensland Water Plans (presentation Dec 2018)
Presentation
January 2019
Palaeo-tracers: A brief overview of some chemical tracers used to reconstruct past aquatic environments (presentation Dec 2018)
Presentation
January 2019
Stable Isotopes, Fatty Acids and Compound Specific Stable Isotopes of Fatty Acids as biomarkers (presentation Dec 2018)
Video
January 2019
Terrestrial eDNA project update (Nov 2018)
Info Sheet
October 2018
Prioritising threatened species in northern Australia (project update Oct 2018)
Other
October 2018
NESP Indigenous collaboration (brochure)
Other
October 2018
Indigenous science partnerships (brochure)
Impact Storie
October 2018
Working with government staff (impact story)
Impact Storie
October 2018
Valuing Indigenous Protected Areas (impact story)
Impact Storie
October 2018
Remote environmental monitoring in northern Australia (impact story)
Impact Storie
October 2018
Identifying lessons for fire management (impact story)
Info Sheet
October 2018
Monitoring, mapping & safeguarding Kimberley bilbies (start-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
October 2018
Monitoring, mapping & safeguarding Kimberley bilbies (start-up factsheet)
Info Sheet
August 2018
Developing eDNA methods to detect Top End animals (start-up factsheet)
Presentation
April 2018
Management options for high biomass grassy weeds in Cape York (presentation)
Scientific Paper
January 2018
Large-scale dieback of mangroves in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria: a severe ecosystem response, coincidental with an unusually extreme weather event (scientific paper)
Duke, N., Kovacs, J., Griffiths, A., Preece, L., Hill, D., Van Oosterzee, P., . . . Burrows, D. (2017). Large-scale dieback of mangroves in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria: A severe ecosystem response, coincidental with an unusually extreme weather event. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68(10), 1816-1829.
Presentation
November 2017
Protocols for Indigenous fire management partnerships (Nov 2017 presentation)
Presentation
November 2017
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (presentation)
Presentation
September 2017
Biosphere stewardship – reflections from Indigenous governance systems and ethics of care and reciprocity (presentation)
Presentation
September 2017
The role of communities and Indigenous knowledge for stewardship across scales (presentation)
Other
May 2017
Top End research overview (brochure Jun 2018)
Info Sheet
April 2017
Developing eDNA methods for tropical waters (start-up factsheet)
Report
April 2017
Integrated models, frameworks and decision support tools to guide management and planning in Northern Australia (stand-alone summary)
Info Sheet
April 2017
Tools and models to support sustainable development decisions in northern Australia (wrap-up factsheet)
Scientific Paper
March 2017
Weaving knowledge systems in IPBES, CBD and beyond – lessons learned for sustainability (scientific paper)
Scientific Paper
March 2017 | Open Access
Weaving knowledge systems in IPBES, CBD and beyond – lessons learned for sustainability (scientific paper)
Tengö M, Hill R, Malmer P, Raymond CM, Spierenburg M, Danielsen F, Elmqvist T & Folke C. 2017. Weaving knowledge systems in IPBES, CBD and beyond—lessons learned for sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 26–27:17-25. ISSN 1877-3435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2016.12.005
Report
March 2017
Experimental evaluation of the role of feral cat predation in the decline of small mammals in Kakadu National Park (final report)
Report
March 2017
Experimental evaluation of the role of feral cat predation in the decline of small mammals in Kakadu National Park (final report)
Report
March 2017
Remote environmental monitoring in northern Australia: Scoping key research needs (final report)
Info Sheet
March 2017
Remote environmental monitoring in northern Australia: Scoping key research needs (wrap-up factsheet)
Report
February 2017
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (final report)
Report
February 2017
Mapping to underpin management of tropical littoral rainforest (report appendices)
Info Sheet
September 2016
Savanna carbon sequestration method (start-up factsheet)
Presentation
June 2016
Environmental DNA – Forensic DNA detection of aquatic species and profiling of entire biological communities (presentation)
Presentation
June 2016
Otoliths (fish ear stone): natural recorders of change in aquatic environments (presentation)
Presentation
June 2016
Tracing water sources and greenhouse gases using field-based stable isotope techniques (presentation May 2016)
Presentation
June 2016
Emerging remote environmental monitoring techniques (presentation)
Presentation
June 2016
DNA-based methods for indirect estimation of population size and individual body condition (presentation)
Presentation
June 2016
RPAS for environmental monitoring in northern Australia (presentation)
Presentation
June 2016
Using animal audio for species detection (presentation May 2016)
Presentation
June 2016
Underwater video for surveying fauna (presentation May 2016)
Presentation
June 2016
Camera traps for terrestrial biodiversity monitoring in northern Australia (presentation May 2016)
Scientific Paper
March 2015
Dynamics of plant communities and the impact of saltwater intrusion on the floodplains of Kakadu National Park (journal article)
Report
March 2015
Hydrodynamic modelling of saline inundation from sea level rise in Kakadu National Park
Scientific Paper
March 2015
Assessing sea level-rise risks to coastal floodplains in the Kakadu Region, northern Australia, using a tidally driven hydrodynamic model (journal article)
Other
November 2012
Kakadu Research News: November 2012
Report
July 2010
Identifying high conservation value aquatic ecosystems in northern Australia (Final report)
Cook, B.D., Kennard, M.J., Pusey, B.J. & Hughes, J.M. (2010) Delineation of freshwater bioregions in northern Australia. In Kennard, M.J. (ed) Identifying high conservation value aquatic ecosystems in northern Australia. Final Report for the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and National Water Commission. Charles Darwin University, Darwin.
Info Sheet
June 2009
A water quality monitoring framework for the Katherine and Daly river catchment