Research
Our projects link land management to the health of rivers, wetlands and coasts, working closely with landholders, natural resource managers and Traditional Owners.
Current projects
Protection of the Gulf snapping turtle in the Southern Gulf region
Combining species distribution modelling and eDNA surveys to guide protection of the Gulf snapping turtle, with Southern Gulf NRM.
Feral pig reduction for improved wetland health in the Southern Gulf region
Monitoring how waterholes respond to feral pig control using camera traps, acoustic recorders, eDNA and water quality.
Assessing natural capital in North-West Queensland rangelands
Measuring the condition and value of natural assets across grazing country.
Southern Gulf waterways monitoring
A long-term logger network across Gulf of Carpentaria rivers with Southern Gulf NRM.
Keep River and the ORIA
Water quality planning and pesticide risk assessment for irrigated agriculture in the Ord, funded through CRCNA.
Regenerative agriculture: Understanding the intent, practices, benefits and disbenefits
What regenerative agriculture means in practice, and what it delivers for farms and the environment.
Sugarcane cover crops and N₂O
Nitrogen rates after multispecies cover crops, with static chamber greenhouse gas monitoring.
Biostimulants for pasture
How biostimulants affect soil microbial communities and pasture growth across climates.
Coastal wetland condition and recovery
Monitoring mangrove and saltmarsh condition, threats and recovery after extreme events across northern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef, using field surveys and remote sensing.