Research projects

Research projects

Biodiversity and Conservation Science conduct a range of projects to understand and inform biodiversity and conservation management. 

Explore a selection of current and past projects below to find out more about the work done by Biodiversity and Conservation Science. 

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A marked star picket in a forest denoting a research site
Evaluating eDNA and metabarcoding as biodiversity monitoring tools

Applying eDNA for biodiversity science

Wide view of an open woodland with ochre soil and pale-trunked eucalypt trees
Fire ecology of obligate-seeder eucalypt woodlands in the Great Western Woodlands

Effects of fire in the world’s largest temperate woodland.

A researacher wearing a yellow high-vis vest and a hard hat crouched by a star picket marking a survey site in a jarrah forest
Forestcheck

Ecological monitoring of jarrah forest to guide management

Swan River. Photo Tourism WA
Habitat enhancement approaches within the Swan-Canning Estuary

Trialling estuarine habitat enhancement approaches in the Swan-Canning Estuary. 

Herdsman Lake Regional Park - Photo Kevin Smith
Investigation of contaminants in the Swan Canning Estuary and catchment

Contaminants in the Swan Canning Estuary 

Comb-crested jacana. Photo by Judy Dunlop/DBCA
Research and monitoring program for Ramsar wetlands across Western Australia

Assessing the character and condition of Western Australian Ramsar wetlands.

Comb-crested jacana. Photo by Judy Dunlop/DBCA
Stock enhancement of western school prawn: evaluation of recruitment limitation, environment and release strategies

Restocking western school prawns in the Swan-Canning Estuary.

Image of historic Alexandrium bloom in Matilda Bay in the Swan River. Photo: Steve Schneider.
Taxonomic and floristic studies of Western Australian marine benthic algae

Research to inform recognition and conservation of Western Australian seaweeds.

Verticordia insignis subsp. insignis. Photo by Kevin Thiele/DBCA
Translocation of critically endangered flora

When is a plant translocation successful? 

Perth and Swan River aerial. Photo Tourism WA
Using the Swan Canning Estuarine Response Model to optimise oxygenation efficiency

Using 3D model to examine estuarine water oxygenation under climate change.

Acknowledgement of Country

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