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Cherax destructor; the common yabby. Author provided

March 18, 2022

It may not be cute, but here’s why the humble yabby deserves your love

Paul McInerney, CSIRO and Gavin Rees, CSIRO

New research investigating the yabby diets found just how crucial these crayfish are to aquatic ecosystems.

An ostracod, a small crustacean with more than 70,000 identified species. Anna33/Wikimedia

February 15, 2021

Blind shrimps, translucent snails: the 11 mysterious new species we found in potential fracking sites

Jenny Davis, Charles Darwin University; Daryl Nielsen, CSIRO; Gavin Rees, CSIRO, and Stefanie Oberprieler, Charles Darwin University

We discovered 11 (and probably more) new species of stygofauna living in water underground. These animals are usually blind, beautifully translucent and long-limbed.

The Murray River at Gadds Reserve in north east Victoria after Black Summer bushfires. Paul McInerney

September 14, 2020

How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix’, and what we can do about it

Paul McInerney, CSIRO; Anu Kumar, CSIRO; Gavin Rees, CSIRO; Klaus Joehnk, CSIRO, and Tapas Kumar Biswas, CSIRO

After the Black Summer bushfires, heavy rains extinguished many fires but turned high quality water in our rivers to sludge. This is how we better prepare for next time.

After heavy rainfall, debris could wash into our waterways and threaten fish, water bugs, and other aquatic species. Jarod Lyon

January 13, 2020

The sweet relief of rain after bushfires threatens disaster for our rivers

Paul McInerney, CSIRO; Gavin Rees, CSIRO, and Klaus Joehnk, CSIRO

Fire debris flowing into Murray-Darling Basin will exacerbate the risk of fish and other aquatic life dying en masse in a repeat of the shocking fish kills of last summer.

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