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Projected Risks To Groundwater-Dependent Terrestrial Vegetation Caused By Changing Climate And Groundwater Abstraction In The Central Perth Basin, Western Australia, Olga Barron, Raymond H. Froend, Geoff Hodgson, Riasat Ali, Warrick Dawes, Phil Davies, Don Macfarlane
Projected Risks To Groundwater-Dependent Terrestrial Vegetation Caused By Changing Climate And Groundwater Abstraction In The Central Perth Basin, Western Australia, Olga Barron, Raymond H. Froend, Geoff Hodgson, Riasat Ali, Warrick Dawes, Phil Davies, Don Macfarlane
Research outputs 2013
The effect of potential climate change on groundwater-dependent vegetation largely depends on the nature of the climate change (drying or wetting) and the level of current ecosystem dependence on groundwater resources. In south-western Australia, climate projections suggest a high likelihood of a warmer and drier climate. The paper examines the potential environmental impacts by 2030 at the regional scale on groundwater-dependent terrestrial vegetation (GDTV) adapted to various watertable depths, on the basis of the combined consideration of groundwater modelling results and the framework for GDTV risk assessment. The methodology was tested for the historical period from 1984 to 2007, allowing …
Toward A Phen(Omen)Ology Of The Seasons: The Emergence Of The Indigenous Weather Knowledge Project (Iwkp), John Charles Ryan
Toward A Phen(Omen)Ology Of The Seasons: The Emergence Of The Indigenous Weather Knowledge Project (Iwkp), John Charles Ryan
Research outputs 2013
Since European settlement, the Western calendar has insufficiently accounted for the seasonal nuances and multiple temporalities of Australia. Beginning with Tim Entwistle’s recent proposal to revise the four-season Australian norm, this article traces the emergence of the Western calendar in Europe and its institutionalization ‘Down Under.’ With its emphasis on land-based calendars, the Indigenous Weather Knowledge Project (IWKP) is a partnership between Aboriginal communities and the Bureau of Meteorology aimed at preserving and promoting knowledge of the endemic seasons of Australian regions. As the most recent addition to the IWKP, the six-season Nyoongar calendar of the South-West of Western Australia …