News: research wins

New paper exploring the ecological implications of the height of tropical forest trees

Photo of a tree from the ground

A new paper led by Dr Ferry Slik based in Brunei, and including Environment Institute Director as a coauthor, explores the ecological implications of the height of tropical forest trees.

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Early career marine ecologist wins Southwood Prize

Dr Dominic McAfee

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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Defining the potential for mangrove-based agribusiness transformation in the coastal Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Project kick off meeting

The Mekong Delta region in Vietnam is facing several development challenges but the Government of Vietnam (GoV) is committed overcoming these and support the growth of the agricultural sector in the region.

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ARC Discovery Project Success for Environment Institute

A big congratulations to these Environment Institute members for their ARC Discovery Project successes this week, collectively totalling almost $2.4 million in grant funding.Ìý With a success rate of only 16%, these are great achievements.

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VIDEO: Research Tuesdays Lecture Series - Reefs Awakened

Over the past two centuries, oyster reefs that were once active and effective underwater metropolises crucial to our marine ecosystems, have become almost abandoned in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ with over 99% of these reefs completely degraded.

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Playing sea soundscapes can summon thousands of baby oysters – and help regrow oysterÌýreefs

Imagine you’re in a food court and spoilt for choice. How will you choose where to eat? It might be the look of the food, the smell, or even the chatter of satisfied customers.

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Housing design for older South Aussies under the spotlight

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers will investigate the quality of housing for older South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns to improve their wellbeing and resilience to extreme weather.

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Discovering drivers of habitat hotspots with community science

One of the overwhelming messages from this federal election is that ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns care deeply about protecting our environment. We see this not only in our polling booths, but increasingly, also in the way communities partner with us on science that protects our planet.

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