Biology
Biology topics: Biodiversity
Science for sustainable reefs
Discovering Australia's evolutionary past
Bushfires spark extensive search for answers
Impact of global warming on biodiversity
Coral bleaching – will global warming kill the reefs?
Feeding the future – sustainable agriculture
Is Australian wildlife fair game?
Integrated pest management – the good, the bad and the genetically modified
Australia's threatened species
Science for sustainable reefs
Pollution, overfishing, coastal development and climate change are putting the world’s coral reefs under increasing pressure. With millions of people relying on them, how can science help make our reefs sustainable?
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The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies |
Discovering Australia's evolutionary past
With the help of modern technology, scientists are unearthing more about the continent's biogeographical past.
Sponsored by the Australian Academy of Science Flora Fund.
Bushfires spark extensive search for answers
They can start with a momentary flicker, they can burn for months, and their effects can scar landscapes and lives for years.
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Australian Research Council Linkage Learned Academies Special Project Grant |
Impact of global warming on biodiversity
Global warming on the scale predicted by scientists could have major consequences for Australia's biodiversity. Are we doing anything about it?
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Coral bleaching – will global warming kill the reefs?
Coral reefs are sensitive to environmental change. Recently, the frequency and distribution of coral bleaching have increased, and in 2002 the Great Barrier Reef experienced its worst case of coral bleaching on record.
Sponsored by:
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Australian Institute of Marine Science |
Feeding the future – sustainable agriculture
With the population exceeding 6 billion and growing by about 6 million a month, the need to protect agricultural land and to increase food production has become critical. Does sustainable agriculture have the answers?
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CSIRO Division of Plant Industry | and the bequest of J S Anderson, FAA. |
Is Australian wildlife fair game?
Is the growing commercial use of Australian wildlife compatible with good conservation?
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Integrated pest management – the good, the bad and the genetically modified
Twenty-five years ago cotton cultivation was abandoned in Western Australia's Ord River valley because of an uncontrollable infestation of two native caterpillars. Now researchers are trialling an integrated pest management strategy that could allow cotton to be grown there again.
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Bayer CropScience |
Australia's threatened species
Even though many species in Australia have become extinct since European settlement, there are also success stories such as the recent propagation of the Wollemi pine.
Sponsored by: Anonymous donor