Damien Burrows

TL;DR: The Ocypodidae have now been shown to have the same role as Sesarmidae in terms of retention of forest products and organic matter processing in New world mangroves and it seems likely that ants have positive effects on mangrove performance.

TL;DR: The most severe and notable instance ever reported of sudden and widespread dieback of mangrove vegetation was reported in Australia's remote Gulf of Carpentaria in 2015 and 2016 as mentioned in this paper, where the cause was not fully explained but the timing was coincident with an extreme weather event; notably one of high temperatures and low precipitation lacking storm winds.

TL;DR: It is shown that eDNA technology can be effectively used in tropical ecosystems to detect invasive fish species and established a minimum detection limit for tilapia, and high water temperatures did not affect eDNA degradation rates.

TL;DR: Mechanical harvesting of water hyacinth from several of the Burdekin delta floodplain lagoons resulted in rapid and substantial increases in dissolved oxygen saturation, and improved suitability of the habitat to support fish species.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the opportunities and limitations of validation processes using a case study of traditional fishing poisons for invasive fish management in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area of Australia.