http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22 2013-05-19T20:08:02Z 2013-05-19T20:08:02Z Cadzow Allison Byrne Denis Goodall Heather Wearing Stephen http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19428 2012-10-12T03:37:32Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waterborne: Vietnamese Australians and Sydney's Georges River parks and green spaces Cadzow Allison; Byrne Denis; Goodall Heather; Wearing Stephen Waterborne: Vietnamese Australians and Sydney's Georges River parks and green spaces, has been created by talking with the Vietnamese Australians who live around the Georges River and who often visit its parklands. They explain here their memories of their early homelands, which are given a context with information about the histories of rivers and parks in Vietnam. Then these Vietnamese Australians talk about their hopes about parks in Australia and their actual experiences in the parks and rivers around their new homes near the Georges River.

2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Huete Alfredo Glenn Edward http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19429 2012-10-12T03:37:32Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recent advances in remote sensing of ecosystem structure and function Huete Alfredo; Glenn Edward Weng, Q Earth-observing remote sensing technologies are becoming widely adopted within the resource management, ecosystem sciences, and sustainable development communities. Satellite data offer unprecedented capabilities to capture the spatial and temporal detail of ecosystem properties at regional to global scales, and remote sensing tools are now employed in characterising ecosystem structure and biologic properties and in monitoring ecosystem health, seasonal dynamics and functional processes.

2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Shin Joon Dalton Bronwen http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19078 2012-10-12T03:36:04Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harmonising International Development Efforts with Resource Diplomacy: Potential for the strategic use of ODA to Secure Lithium in South America Shin Joon; Dalton Bronwen Chung-sok Suh Korea's current Green Growth strategy seeks to lessen the country's dependence on fossil fuel resources and promote significant investment into the development of alternative, environmentally-friendly energy sources. As part of this strategy Korea has been investing heavily in the development of various green energy industries in particular it has become one of the world's largest manufacturers of lithium based rechargeable-ion batteries to power electric or hybrid motor vehicles. The continued growth of this industry requires a secure and stable supply of lithium and to this end the Korean government has developed its so-called 'resource diplomacy' strategy which is designed promote relations with countries with significant lithium deposits such as Chile, Argentina and Bolivia. However, to date, resource diplomacy has been somewhat narrowly targeted at domestic policies that support Korean firms to invest directly in acquiring and developing lithium mines or to increasing the number of embassies in these countries. More recently the Korean government is considering broader diplomatic measures. The paper argues that resource diplomacy has the potential to be an effective means of achieving Korea's green growth objectives but that the success of this strategy must go beyond facilitating Korean direct foreign investment to become a more fully fledged cultural and foreign aid and development diplomacy strategy that promotes longer term, broader and deeper levels of engagement. This 'soft-power' approach is more likely to serve as an effective but subtle means to exert influence not only to promote specific Korean interests but to achieve longer term, mutually beneficial outcomes for both Korea and these South American nations.

2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Cook Alicia Rayburg Scott Capon Samantha Leigh Andrea http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19077 2012-10-12T03:36:03Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Variation in seedling emergence and mortality amongst key habitat types in a semi-arid floodplain-wetland complex Cook Alicia; Rayburg Scott; Capon Samantha; Leigh Andrea Eric M. Valentine The presence of water in semi-arid environments is both spatially and temporally unpredictable and variable, creating a harsh and patchy environment. When present, water stimulates the germination and growth of plants but can also result in plant (or seedling) mortality. This study investigates how seedling emergence and mortality differ between various key habitats in a semi-arid floodplain wetland complex that are characterised by contrasting wetting regimes. Sediment samples were collected from five habitats (red soils, box-hollows, riparian areas, floodplains and lakes) and used in a germination experiment. Over a 12 week period, each habitat (except lakes) showed a peak in seedling emergence in the second week after initial experimental wetting, with boxhollows showing the largest emergence response in all weeks and riparian areas showing the lowest mortality (as a percent of emerged plants). Meanwhile the lowest overall emergence occurred in lakes and the highest mortality was found in red soils. Each habitat displayed a unique emergence and mortality response over the 12 weeks of the experiment suggesting that habitat has a strong influence on seedling emergence and survivability.

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