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Food from the Arid Zone, disappearing frogs, and a special feature on water are the main items in the spring issue of CSIRO's science and environment quarterly ECOS, out today.
Water is a finite resource. We should use less, recycle more, and keep it clean.
ECOS articles on water include balancing the water budget; irrigation at the crossroads; reducing the water need of 'thirsty' crops like rice and cotton; efficient water use in vineyards; and Kalgoorlie's 'Waterwise' program.
Australia's dry-zone acacias are gaining popularity as a potential food source for people in sub-Saharan Africa, and as the basis of a sustainable land-use system for remote Aboriginal communities. Using the traditional knowledge of indigenous people, and the expertise of scientists from CSIRO's Australian Tree Seed Centre, an ancient foodstuff is moving into the twentieth century.
Disappearing frogs are baffling scientists in the rainforests of Queensland; a new book by CSIRO ecologist Laurie Corbett outlines the plight of the dingo; and Dr Peter Thompson (in a small boat) takes an unorthodox view of phytoplankton and algal blooms.
All this and more in the spring edition of ECOS.
More information from:
Bryony Bennett, ECOS Editor
Copies of ECOS from:
Tracey Lockwood
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