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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The river wasn’t merely a physical entity – it was a symbol of spiritual and cultural significance, serving as the life force which flows through Country.
Any plan to dam or extract water from some of Australia’s last wild rivers must carefully consider the consequences. Prawn, mud crab and barramundi fisheries could suffer in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Rivers are among the most embattled ecosystems on Earth. Researchers are testing a new, inexpensive way to study river health by using eDNA to count the species that rivers harbor.
A greater understanding of interconnectedness created by river maps could influence people to become more engaged with conserving river systems.
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Marine Ecologist, CSIRO
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Project Officer Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge
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Gherrang/Biodiversity Project Officer, Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge
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Research Scientist, Inrae
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Associate Professor at the ARUA Water Centre of Excellence Academic Manager, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University
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Professor - Australian Rivers Institute, and Dean - Research Infrastructure, Griffith University
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Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor of Biology, Duke University
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in History, Federation University Australia
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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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Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Nature Glenelg Trust. Adjunct Fellow, Adelaide University