MIN | $37.53 (1.43%)
MIN | $37.53 (1.43%)

Research and innovation

We fund research centres, initiatives and projects to support the progress of environmental management and science.

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MinRes-funded research centres and initiatives

Centre for Mine Site Restoration
(Curtin University)
Moorditj Yorga Scholarship Program
(Curtin University)

MinRes-funded research projects

ENVestigator Initiative
(FrontierSI and Curtin University)
Shared Environmental Analytical Framework
(CME)
PhD in eDNA approaches to environmental monitoring
(Curtin University)
Tetratheca erubescens translocation research program Stage 1
(Kings Park Science)
Tetratheca erubescens translocation research program Stage 2
(Kings Park Science)
Ricinocarpos brevis translocation research program
(Kings Park Science)
Malleefowl research project
(National Malleefowl Recovery Group)

Research articles

Produced or funded from MinRes-supported research.

Newton, J.P., Nevill, P., Bateman, P.W., Campbell, M.A., Allentoft, M.E. (2024). Spider webs capture environmental DNA from terrestrial vertebrates. iScience, 27(2).

Turner, S.R., Lewandrowski, W., Elliott, C.P., Merino-Martín, L., Miller, B.P., Stevens, J.C., Erickson, T.E. , Merritt, D.J. (2017). Seed ecology informs restoration approaches for threatened species in water-limited environments: a case study on the short-range Banded Ironstone endemic Ricinocarpos brevis (Euphorbiaceae). Australian Journal of Botany, 65 (8) 661-667.

Rajapakshe, R.P.V.G.S.W., Cross, A.T., Turner, S.R., Tomlinson, S. (2022). Understanding the interplay of temperature and moisture on the germination niche to improve management of threatened species impacted by mining. Restoration Ecology, 30.

Rajapakshe, R.P.V.G.S.W. (2021). Investigation of the Impact of Hydrological and Thermal Stress on Germination Response to Identify Ecological Filters of Rarity and Endemism. Curtin University.

Krauss, S.L., Anthony, J.M. (2018). The potential impact of mining on population genetic variation in the Banded Ironstone Formation endemic Tetratheca erubescens (Elaeocarpaceae). Australian Journal of Botany, 67(3) 172-182.

Elliott, C., Wilkinson, K., Lewandrowski, W., Stevens, J., Turner, S (2019). Threatened plant translocation case study: Tetratheca erubescens, Elaeocarpaceae. Australasian Plant Conservation, 27(3) 19-21.

Elliott, C.P., Lewandrowski, W., Miller, B.P., Barrett, M., Turner, S. (2019). Identifying germination opportunities for threatened plant species in episodic ecosystems by linking germination profiles with historic rainfall events. Australian Journal of Botany, 67(3) 256-267.

Anthony, J.M., Allcock, R.J., Krauss, S.L. (2016). Isolation and characterization of 13 microsatellites for the rare endemic shrub Tetratheca erubescens (Elaeocarpaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences, 4(2).

Blake, M.R. (2022). Is Wide Outcrossing Beneficial for the Translocation of Tetratheca erubescens? Murdoch University.

Elliot, C.P., Turner, S. (2021). Experimental translocation of the threatened Banded Ironstone Wedding Bush in Western Australia. Global conservation translocation perspectives: Case studies from around the globe (7), 264-268.