Rainforest, woodland or swampland? Integrating time, space and culture to manage an endangered ecosystem complex in the Australian wet tropics
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-019-00931-7;
Abstract: Transdisciplinary research is important where information from multiple fields is required to develop ecologically and culturally appropriate environmental planning that protects local conservation and socio-cultural values. Here, we describe research to inform ecosystem restoration and… read more here.
Keywords: ecosystem; site; endangered ecosystem; ecosystem complex ... See more keywords
Nitrate dynamics in groundwater under sugarcane in a wet-tropics catchment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05507
Abstract: The transport of nitrogen (N) to groundwater and surface water in the form of nitrate (NO3-), as a by-product of the application of N-rich fertilisers, has been studied extensively. Yet, in the catchments adjacent to… read more here.
Keywords: groundwater; nitrate dynamics; chemistry; groundwater chemistry ... See more keywords
Revision of the Australian Wet Tropics endemic rainbowfish genus Cairnsichthys (Atheriniformes: Melanotaeniidae), with description of a new species.
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4413.2.3
Abstract: The freshwater melanotaeniid genus Cairnsichthys is endemic to a relatively small area of specialised habitat within the Wet Tropics bioregion of north-eastern Queensland, Australia. It was previously considered as monotypic, including only a single species,… read more here.
Keywords: revision australian; new species; genus cairnsichthys; cairnsichthys ... See more keywords
Long-term changes in populations of rainforest birds in the Australia Wet Tropics bioregion: A climate-driven biodiversity emergency
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254307
Abstract: Many authors have suggested that the vulnerability of montane biodiversity to climate change worldwide is significantly higher than in most other ecosystems. Despite the extensive variety of studies predicting severe impacts of climate change globally,… read more here.
Keywords: climate; wet tropics; biodiversity; abundance ... See more keywords
Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Endemic Plants of the Australian Wet Tropics
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DOI: 10.3390/plants11192519
Abstract: Plants have been a vital source of natural antioxidants since ancient times. Plants growing under various abiotic stress conditions often produce more defensive secondary metabolites such as phenolics, flavonoids, and terpenoids during adaptation to the… read more here.
Keywords: inflammatory activities; antioxidant anti; anti inflammatory; wet tropics ... See more keywords