Search results for Geoff Vivian

Environment Jan 16, 2014

Researchers size up aquifer to capture carbon

A Perth-based hydro-geologist has led a team of scientists modelling carbon sequestration in the Latrobe aquifer, below Bass Strait's ocean floor.

Ecology Jan 3, 2014

Artificial anchor secures seagrass rehabilitation efforts

Murdoch University marine scientists report a successful method for re-establishing the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica at Shoalwater Bay, off Rockingham.

Ecology Dec 24, 2013

More research needed into Roebuck Bay feeding grounds

Scientists at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research have been sampling Roebuck Bay's benthic marine life, as part of a larger study of migrating shorebirds.

Earth Sciences Dec 10, 2013

An isotopic analysis of two mass extinction events

An international research team has analysed two of the earth's mass extinction events, finding markedly similar conditions between the two.

Earth Sciences Dec 5, 2013

Improving the hunt for gold

A geologist is using conditional probability principles to improve the design of nuggetty gold mines.

Earth Sciences Nov 15, 2013

Pilbara water and climate prospects examined

THE CSIRO is part-way through a systematic investigation of the Pilbara's future climate and water resources.

Archaeology Nov 11, 2013

Reef fossil find sets new age limit

An organic geochemist has found fat molecules within fossilised remains in the central Kimberley's Devonian Reef.

Ecology Oct 30, 2013

Dry seeding examined for Wheatbelt crops

Agronomy scientists have been conducting a series of experiments to help Wheatbelt farmers climate-proof their crops.

Ecology Oct 24, 2013

Migratory birds find Kimberley safe haven via China

A sub-species of a small shorebird, spends much of the northern winter feeding at Roebuck Bay and Eighty Mile Beach in the Kimberley.

Ecology Oct 22, 2013

Warmer beaches influence sex ratios of loggerhead hatchlings

While Dirk Hartog Island is the southernmost rookery for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), UWA and Murdoch University biologists say climate change may ultimately lead to the species nesting successfully on beaches further ...

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