The Murray crayfish disappeared from large parts of its range over the past 40 years. Now a community-driven reintroduction program is bringing the iconic species back.
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Scientists have assessed more than 23,000 species.
New research reveals a third of Australia’s freshwater fishes are at risk of extinction. That means 35 species should be added to the national list of 63 threatened species, bringing the total to 98.
Nigeria is one of the top three plastic pollution hotspots globally.
Researchers say eel tiles offer conservationists a new fish passage solution that could slow down the population decrease of the European eel.
Our research suggests environmental DNA analysis could transform traditional ways of monitoring freshwater ecosystems.
Australian freshwater turtles are a vital part of healthy waterways, but we don’t know enough about them. A new roundup of turtle research aims to buck the trend.
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Science Program Manager, Goyder Institute for Water Research Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre, and researcher, Adelaide University
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James Cook University
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Emeritus Professor in Zoology, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer (Applied Ecology and Landscape Management), University of New England
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Associate Professor in Zoology and Ecology, University of New England
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PhD Candidate in Ecohydraulics, Cardiff University
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Professor in Environmental Hydraulics, Cardiff University
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Professor in Molecular Ecology, Bangor University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa Japan, Madonna University, Nigeria
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry(Legacy and Emerging Contaminants), Federal University of Technology, Akure
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Researcher, Technical University Braunschweig
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Professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Lecturer, University of Lagos