News: ecology
50 regional and remote schools embark on a mission to uncover new insect species
Schools across South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia will document their local insect biodiversity and discover new insects in their area.
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Roadmap for a better, greener, marine aquaculture sector
It’s one of the world’s fastest growing food industries and, with the introduction of some new strategies investigated by researchers at the University of Adelaide and The Nature Conservancy, marine aquaculture could soon be one of its greenest.
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Citizens recruited to unlock the secret lives of echidnas
The largest ever number of echidna sightings across Australia will aid in the conservation of this iconic mammal.
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Climate change: Ancient DNA study provides clues to the disappearance of lions and bears
New research suggests a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age.
$10 million boost for University of Adelaide research
New Australian Research Council funding paves the way for further discoveries.
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Ocean acidification and warming disrupts fish shoals
Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that the way fish interact in groups is being upset by ocean acidification and global warming.
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A secret life at Secret Rocks - Unexpected regeneration after fire
Tiny insects that live on Eucalyptus leaves have been forced to travel vast distances or change what they eat to survive, after bushfires destroyed their habitat.
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Top citizen science projects feature in SA Science Awards
EchidnaCSI has received the Citizen Science Award for Outstanding Science at the inaugural awards for Citizen Science Projects in South Australia.
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Alien organisms – hitchhikers of the galaxy?
Scientists warn, without good biosecurity measures ‘alien organisms’ on Earth may become a reality stranger than fiction.
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Smuggling bear parts in Australia and NZ
Australia doesn’t have any native bears, yet our involvement in the illegal trade of bear parts and products is sadly a different story.
