In 2022-23, a vast plume of floodwater from the Murray River delivered thousands of tonnes of organic material to the ocean – and a feeding bonanza began.
- Principal Research Scientist in Ecosystem Ecology, CSIRO
In a Queensland river where natural gas seeps up through the water, many living creatures have come to depend on it for their carbon.
Slime gets a bad name in popular culture, but it’s food for invertebrates who become food for many other creatures.
New research investigating the yabby diets found just how crucial these crayfish are to aquatic ecosystems.
For temperature-sensitive animals, the dense, leafy canopy of willow trees may make them the lesser of two evils in a warming climate.
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.
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.
Fewer than 1,000 Siamese crocodiles exist, but can captive crocs survive again in the wild?
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