http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11542 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:44:31 GMT 2013-05-19T08:44:31Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19431 Innovations in Institutions to Improve Weed Funding, Strategy and Outcomes Martin Paul; Verbeek Miriam; Riley Sophie; Bartel Robyn; Le Gal Elodie In spite of much public and private effort, expenditure and creativity, reports show that the economic and environmental cost of weeds in Australia continues to grow. Australians face the sustainability challenges of a large and bio-diverse country, major resource exploitation industries, and a relatively small pool of funds and human resources to provide for protection and restoration. To effectively manage these combined challenges and ensure the sustainability of the Australian environment and equitable outcomes for Australians in general, Australians need to create legal, social, managerial and economic strategies that are far more effective than those used to date. To do so requires institutional as well as technological innovation. There has been increasing recognition over the past couple of decades that approaches to weed management must include better processes, particularly in engaging people in solutions, as well as more effective application of biophysical and social science. Weeds arrive in Australia and, in large part, continue to spread in Australia because of the activities of people. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/19431 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16741 Natural History of Sydney's Marine Fishes: where south meets north Booth David Lunney, D., Hutchings, P.A , Hochuli, D Sydney has a speciose but little studied marine ichthyofauna, comprising elements of both tropical and warm/cool temperate origins. Recent surveys suggest that around 600 species have been found in Sydney¿s coastal waters, some of which are tropical visitors or cold-temperate vagrants. Here I briefly survey the diversity of Sydney¿s fish fauna, highlighting key aspects of life history that relate to distribution, and key habitats. Several iconic species are described in more detail, and local and climate change threats are outlined in relation to mitigation opportunities. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16741 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16740 Impacts of plantation age and fire and disturbance on catchment water yield Eamus Derek The problem of sustainable water resource management is a key issue confronting Australia in the 21st century. Increasing demand through increased population size, declining rainfall across parts of temperate Australia and consequently an increasing need to allocate water to maintain ecosystem health and ecosystem service provision are the dominant threats to the maintenance of an adequate supply of water to urban, peri-urban and rural communities. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16740 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z