Research Themes

Welcome to the Research Themes page at the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research. Here you will find information on research projects with links to publications.


Icon: Climate change and salinity

Climate Change and Salinity
plant communities | non-riverine wetlands | flora of temporary wetlands | predicting risks

Icon: Rural and urban landscapes

Rural and Urban Landscapes
gippsland plains grassy woodland | ecosystem function | vegetation condition | grazing | native pastures | eucalypt plantations

Icon: Fire ecology

Fire Ecology and Recovery
rare crayfish | post-fire weed management | threatened grasslands | Macquarie perch | mallee history | fauna & fire planning | alpine mossbeds

Icon: Forest and woodland ecosystems

Forest and Woodland Ecosystems
river red gum forests | box-ironbark thinning | salvage harvesting

Icon: Theatened species and communities

Threatened Species and Communities
freshwater catfish | grassland fauna | terns | alpine herpetofauna | frogs | orchids | coastal moonah woodland | smoky mouse | wellington mint-bush

Icon: Estuarine Ecology

Estuarine Ecology
fish & estuary condition | salt wedge dynamics | shorebirds | benthos

Icon: Invasive species

Invasive Species

strategic rabbit management | carp | wild dogs | feral cat bait | gambusia

Icon: Riverine ecology

Riverine Ecology
blackwater | resnagging | hydro-electricity | macroinvertebrates  variable river flows | native fish guide

Icon: Mapping and measuring biodiversity

Mapping and Measuring Biodiversity
penguin movements | wetland condition | vegetation condition | waterbirds | deer monitoring | heat & motion cameras

Wetland ecology

Wetland Ecology

wetland vegetation | connectivity | Barmah-Millewa | turtles | regulators | fish spawning | environmental water | restoration