The first detailed study of Australian tropical oyster reefs reveals the main species, yet to be named, is related to the Sydney rock oyster – and is just as delicious.
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Hungry for development and industry investment, the Northern Territory government is putting one of the world’s last intact tropical ecosystems at risk. Scientists are calling for better protections.
While species are and will be affected everywhere by climate change, those already living in a warm climate will reach their tolerance threshold faster.
Food farmed in tropical and Mediterranean climates comes at a higher cost to biodiversity than that grown elsewhere.
The coconut – an icon of unspoiled tropical idylls – causes more environmental harm than many people realise.
Models suggest that the effects of climate change will devastate the already threatened Timneh Parrot.
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