Thus, this review aimed to address the following questions: (i) What are the current trends in soil GHG emissions in upland boreal forests in light of fire intensity and severity, time after fire and physical environment? (ii) What are the gaps and shortcomings of current research? (iii) ...
Migrants to bushfire-prone locations in regional Victoria, Australia, arrived unfamiliar with their new home and its local environment. Oral history interviews with migrants revealed that learning about the natural environment was an active process, and the development of their environmental knowledge was...
Here, we discussed how wildfires could influence susceptibility and exposure to infection in wild animals, and the potential consequences for ecology and public health. In our framework, we outlined how habitat loss and degradation caused by fire affect animals’ immune defenses, and how behavioral a...
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For these reasons, it's important to consider the specific needs of children when providing advice on what to do when there's smoke in the air. Keeping our environments healthy The Australian governmentoffers recommendationsfor minimizing thehealth risksfrom exposure to bushfire smoke. The main adv...
Do fires affect the grape harvest? Short answer: yes. Scenes from the Washington State-Oregon cross-state Columbia Gorge AVA. Photo by Tristan Fortsch / KATU News. The thing on every winemaker’s mind? Smoke taint. After the2003 Canberra bushfires, the Australian Wine Research Institute conduc...
“I’m distressed about the damage that’s been done to the environment and the political failures it presents in Australia and on a global level.” What can I do to help Australia? There are a lot of ways you can help, including holding politicians accountable, donating to organizations...
Oysters are filter feeders, extracting nutrients from the water, so that makes them very susceptible to water pollution such as that from bushfires.
Lead author Dr Claire Foster, from the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society, said Australia’s recent summer has shown that while wildlife can be severely impacted by bushfires, the report has found that animals can also influence bushfires in surprising ways. “Large grazing animals, ...
an international pioneering solar energy company headquartered in Norway, teamed up with local partners in a powerful relief program: REConstruct gives communities hit by the catastrophe access to clean solar power, allowing them to help to protect the environment and save money on their electricity ...