Adrienne Nicotra

Gregory Heath/CSIRO

February 17, 2026

Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do

Owen Atkin, Australian National University; Adrienne Nicotra, Australian National University; Belinda Medlyn, Western Sydney University, and Michael Kearney, The University of Melbourne

Sustained extreme heat can damage, weaken and kill all living things, from wheat crops to koalas and fruit bats.

Alexander Shenkin

October 15, 2025

A crucial store of carbon in Australia’s tropical forests has switched from carbon sink to carbon source

Hannah Jayne Carle, Australian National University; Adrienne Nicotra, Australian National University; David Bauman, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD); Michael N Evans, University of Maryland, and Patrick Meir, University of Edinburgh

The woody biomass of Australia’s tropical rainforests has already switched from carbon sink to carbon source – and the reason is climate change.

A degraded wetland in the Pilot Wilderness area, Kosciuszko National Park, is subject to increasing numbers of feral horses. Graeme Worboys collection

March 22, 2017

Snowy hydro scheme will be left high and dry unless we look after the mountains

Adrienne Nicotra, Australian National University; David Freudenberger, Australian National University; Geoff Cary, Australian National University; Geoffrey Hope, Australian National University; Graeme Worboys, Australian National University; Sam Banks, Australian National University, and Susanna Venn, Australian National University

A reliable water supply from Australia’s mountain catchments depends on intact and functioning ecosystems.

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Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do

A crucial store of carbon in Australia’s tropical forests has switched from carbon sink to carbon source

Snowy hydro scheme will be left high and dry unless we look after the mountains

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