Animals

Integrated weed management (IWM) utilises a combination of complimentary practices such as grazing, herbicide application, land fallowing and biological control to help manage weeds.

CSIRO has been working on the biological control of weeds since the 1920s and now has many active biological control projects underway for Australian weeds which cause problems in natural, pastoral and agricultural ecosystems.

A book written by a CSIRO scientist as a guide to the diverse range of ‘ladybird beetles’ to be found in Australia has been awarded a prestigious Whitley Award Commendation in the 2008 Awards’ Systematic Zoology category.

Australia's annual festival of science and technology, National Science Week, begins this weekend.

The second Oceania Chondrichthyan Society Conference will be held on 22-24 September 2008 at the Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

CSIRO invites you to a range of free public seminars being held around Canberra.

CSIRO's Healthy Terrestrial Ecosystems theme brings together multi-disciplinary teams to develop new technologies and approaches to promote ecosystem function and prediction to inform biodiversity management, planning and incentives.

Supporting the scientifically-based management of Australia’s northern Commonwealth and internationally-shared fisheries.

Sustainable mananagement and habitation of 'Outback' and 'Top End' Australia is an important goal which CSIRO researchers working in arid rangelands and tropical savanna environments are addressing.

The tropics are home to most of the world's rainforests and coral reefs, plus around half of the world’s population, but tropical nations produce only 20% of Gross World Product. This makes sustainable management of tropical landscapes a pressing research challenge.

Australia’s dwindling population of native rats and mice are little seen and even less understood. In this vodcast, CSIRO’s Dr Fred Ford introduces us to some very eccentric creatures, and explains the crucial role they play in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. (4:16)

Next time you turn off an outdoor light, look more closely at the moths around it. You’ll often see pretty colours and unusual markings, but what you won’t see is the essential role they played in preventing bushfires, even before they hatched. This vodcast explains the secret life of Australia’s moths. (3:06)

Dr Max Day has had a long and distinguished career in science and continues his contribution as an Honorary Fellow at CSIRO Entomology.

Dr David Smith leads research that supports the balanced use of marine resources, focusing on sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.

This article from Farming Ahead discusses how the results of a CSIRO study into silverleaf whitefly control have broad implications for cost-effective strategies across a spread of farming environments. (3 pages)

This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on biocontrol for the aquatic weed, cabomba, healthy barley foods, Helicoverpa genome sequencing and better wheat varieties. (1 page)

CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship uncovered a treasure trove of creatures thriving on mountains deep under the ocean off south-eastern Australia.

As the oceans change in response to our changing climate, ocean plant and animal life will also be affected. This will have an impact on fisheries.