The Environment Institute of the University of Adelaide is a Research Institute at the University of Adelaide. The Executive Director of the Environment Institute is Professor Mike Young.
The Institute was established in 2009 and brings together a number of research centres and programs within the University of Adelaide.
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* 1 Research Institutes at the University of Adelaide * 2 Australian Centre for Ancient DNA * 3 Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity * 4 Centre for Energy Technology * 5 Water Research Centre * 6 Landscape Futures Program * 7 Marine Biology Program * 8 Climate Change * 9 Selected Publications
Research Institutes at the University of Adelaide
editThe University of Adelaide has established a number of Research Institutes including: - Environment Institute - Robinson Institute in Reproductive Health - Institute for Minerals and Energy Resources (IMER) - Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
The Australian Centre for Ancient DNA undertakes research on the evolution and environmental change across time through the use of preserved genetic records from human, animal, plant and sedimentary remains.
The Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology & Biodiversity investigates the systematics of Australia's flora and fauna.
The Centre for Energy Technology develops technologies to reduce greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions from existing energy systems while refining alternative energy sources to reduce the effects of climate change.
The Water Research Centre investigates the use of water across three broad themes namely, climate change, process management and human health.
The Landscape Futures Program investigates how we can sustainably create vibrant and viable landscapes into the future through sound environmental management and monitoring.
The marine biology program investigates the role of aquatic flora and fauna in the connectivity and ecology of rivers, estuaries, gulfs and open coasts.
Climate Change
editProfessor Barry Brook is the inaugural Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change at the University of Adelaide. He writes extensively on climate change and its possible solutions.
Selected Publications
editShifting trends: detecting environmentally mediated regulation in long-lived marine vertebrates using time-series data McMahon, C. R., M. N. Bester, M. A. Hindell, B. W. Brook, and C. J. A. Bradshaw. 2009. Shifting trends: detecting environmentally mediated regulation in long-lived marine vertebrates using time-series data. Oecologia 159:69-82. 10.1007/s00442-008-1205-9
Hidden support from unpromising data sets strongly unites snakes with anguimorph ‘lizards’. Lee, M. S. Y. 2009. Hidden support from unpromising data sets strongly unites snakes with anguimorph ‘lizards’. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22:1308-1316.
Climate Change Enhances the Potential Impact of Infectious Disease and Harvest on Tropical Waterfowl Traill, L. W., C. J. Bradshaw, H. E. Field, and B. Brook. 2009. Climate change enhances the potential impact of infectious disease and harvest on tropical waterfowl. Biotropica. 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00508.x
Predicting the timing and magnitude of tropical mosquito population peaks for maximizing control efficiency Yang, G., B. W. Brook, and C. J. A. Bradshaw. 2009. Predicting the timing and magnitude of tropical mosquito population peaks for maximizing control efficiency. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 3:e385. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000385
A meta-analysis of the impact of anthropogenic forest disturbance on Southeast Asia’s biotas Sodhi, N. S., T. M. Lee, L. P. Koh, and B. W. Brook. 2009. A meta-analysis of the impact of anthropogenic forest disturbance on Southeast Asia’s biotas. Biotropica 41:103-109. 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00460.x
Predicting reproductive success of insect versus bird-pollinated scattered trees in agricultural landscapes Ottewell, K. M., S. C. Donnellan, A. J. Lowe, and D. C. Paton. 2009. Predicting reproductive success of insect- versus bird-pollinated scattered trees in agricultural landscapes. Biological Conservation 142:888-898.10.1016/j.biocon.2008.12.019
Dynamics of range margins for metapopulations under climate change Anderson, B. J., H. R. Akcakaya, M. B. Araujo, D. A. Fordham, E. Martinez-Meyer, W. Thuiller, and B. W. Brook. 2009. Dynamics of range margins for metapopulations under climate change. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 276:1415-1420. 10.1098/rspb.2008.1681
Global warming tugs at trophic interactions Brook, B. W. 2009. Global warming tugs at trophic interactions. Journal of Animal Ecology 78:1-3. 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01490.x
Tropical turmoil: a biodiversity tragedy in progress Bradshaw, C. J. A., N. S. Sodhi, and B. W. Brook. 2009. Tropical turmoil: a biodiversity tragedy in progress. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7:79-87. 10.1890/070193
Flooding Policy Makers with Evidence to Save Forests Bradshaw, C. J. A., B. W. Brook, K. S. H. Peh, and N. S. Sodhi. 2009. Flooding policy makers with evidence to save forests. Ambio 38:125-126. 10.1579