Research Information Products
| Indigenous research |
| Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre |
| Invertebrate biodiversity |
| Pest ants |
| Fire in northern Australia |
| Indigenous research |
| Socio-economic valuation |
| Pastoral sustainability |
| Soil Health |
| Termites |
| Landscape ecology |
| Science Education |

Indigenous research

TRaCK e-newsletter July 08 | PDF Document | (344KB)
Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK) e-newsletter with article on Fitzroy River research
TRaCK e-newsletter Sept 08 | PDF Document | (387KB)
Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK) e-newsletter with article on Daly River research

Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre

About TERC | Information Sheet | (223KB)
All TERC Research Fliers | Information Sheet | (3MB)
TERC Species Lists | TERC Web Page |
Lists of all species reported on the TERC site.

Invertebrate biodiversity

Common names of northern Australian ants | TERC Web Page |
A full listing of common names for Australian ants.
Ants of Northen Australia | Information Sheet | (995KB)
An illustrated sheet of the ants of northern australia with scientific names, common names and actual size scale, illustrated by Peter Jacklyn.
Ants as Bioindicators Project | Information Sheet | (177KB)

Pest ants

Exotic Ants Project | Information Sheet | (202KB)
Yellow Crazy Ants | Information Sheet | (626KB)
English Version
Yellow Crazy Ants | Information Sheet | (558KB)
Yolngu matha Version

Fire in northern Australia

Fire Project | Information Sheet | (262KB)
Kapalga Fire Experiment Book | Link |
This publication presents the results of the Kapalga fire experiment.
Fire Modelling Project | Information Sheet | (356KB)
Fire and Biodiversity Workshop Notes | TERC Web Page |
Comprehensive notes from a workshop held to summarise CSIRO's Kapalga Fire Experiment in Kakadu National Park.

Indigenous research

Daly River fish and flows project: Newsletter 1, May 2007 | PDF Document | (2MB)
Project newsletter giving progress and findings - May 2007
Rip Rap Article: Water regime dependence of fish in the wet-dry tropics | PDF Document | (231KB)
An article explaining some research which is looking at water requirements for healthy fish communities in the Daly Region of the Northern Territory
Indigenous Interests and the National Water Initiative, 2007 | PDF Document | (3MB)
Background report and literary review on water management, reform and implementation, Dr Sue Jackson (CSIRO) for NAILSMA
Full Report - Indigenous interests in Australia’s tropical rivers | PDF Document | (7MB)
Daly River fish and flows project: Newsletter 2, Sept 2007 | PDF Document | (2MB)
Project newsletter giving progress and findings - September 2007
Indigenous knowledge Project | Information Sheet | (238KB)
Daly River cultural values report | PDF Document | (1MB)
Report Summary - Indigenous interests in Australia’s tropical rivers | PDF Document | (696KB)
Preliminary Study on Indigenous Water Values and Interests in the Katherine Region of the Northern Territory | PDF Document | (3MB)
A report prepared for NAILSMA's Indigenous Water Policy Group - March 2008

Socio-economic valuation

Institutions for water trading and policy-making in the tropical savannas: a case study of the Katherine-Daly River region | PDF Document | (4MB)
A report of the application of the Institutional Analysis and Development framework to water institutions in the Katherine-Daly River region of the Northern Territory.
Howard River Environmental Flows and Social Values | PDF Document | (1MB)
Project Information Summary
Water trading in the Katherine-Daly River region: issues and scenarios | PDF Document | (3MB)
A report of water trading issues and scenarios for the Katherine-Daly River region of the Northern Territory. This report focuses on the potential impacts of a water trading system for the Katherine region of the Tindall aquifer.
Institutions guiding Top End horticultural producers from non-English speaking backgrounds | PDF Document |
CSIRO is talking to producers with ‘non-English speaking backgrounds’ (NESB) about how they operate, make decisions and source information in the Northern Territory.

Pastoral sustainability

Pastoral Project | Information Sheet | (418KB)

Soil Health

Soil Health Project | Information Sheet | (303KB)

Termites

Termites of Northern Australia | Publication |

Landscape ecology

Evaluating land-use change using resilience analysis: northern Australia | Information Sheet | (2MB)
This CSIRO project looks at recovery from the impacts of land-use change in northern Australia
Leakiness Calculator | Application |
Cover based Directional Leakiness Calculator (V2.0)
Landscape Project | Information Sheet | (219KB)
Leakiness Index web page | Web Page |
One outcome of the landscape modelling research in Darwin and Alice Springs has been the development of the Leakiness Index.
It was no accident: deliberate plant introductions by Australian government agencies during the 20th century | PDF Document | (1MB)
Summary of a paper published in the Australian Journal of Botany (54: 601 - 625), by Dr Garry Cook and Lesley Dias, 2006

Science Education

Science Education Centre | Information Sheet | (228KB)