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Forests and Climate Change Research
Climate change is expected to have a significant impact on Australia’s environment. Increases in the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) concentrations are believed to be the primary drivers of the greenhouse effect and the changes and increasing variability in global climate conditions. However, we currently have only a partial understanding of how greenhouse gases are cycled through the earth system, especially through terrestrial / biological processes. We need to know more about the processes influencing the source and sink mechanisms of the cycling of greenhouse gases if we are to increase the probability that policy and management interventions will be successful. Research in the Forests, Climate Change and Greenhouse Group focuses on three major themes:
- Total greenhouse gas balance (CO2, N2O and CH4) in ecosystems
- Carbon balance and carbon sequestration potential of native and planted forests
- Impact of climate change on forest ecosystems
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| Possible honours and PhD projects | Non-CO2 greenhouse gas fluxes in Australian landscapes: 15-16 May 2007 |
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