...ff talking about how to reduce flood damage, and then we moved into enhancing the landscape integrity, so basically, the story there is that about a kilometer and a half of lateral marsh results in about thirty centimeters less storm surge. So, th...
... From "Isabel and Sea-level Rise" newsletter and IAN image library. So that allowed us to really get into this sea-level story, and then take it to climate adaptation. Here we weren't arguing about the causes of climate change, and we weren't talk...
Brisbane 2011: Living with Floods and Dancing with Dugongs: Part 3- History of Flooding in Brisbane ... You can take a walk down the street to the Botanic Gardens ; you can find a little park ther...
... " Water: Learn it for Life " program, provides teachers with a detailed lesson plans to take their students through the story of a river to identify the positive and negative features that most influence the health of the waterway. The lesson cul...
...nt during 1893. It didn’t make it up here until 2011, but you can see a few other landmarks, and it was before the Story Bridge, but you can see how much of the system was affected. A flood map of Brisbane prepared in 1893 Kangaroo Point in...
Seagrass life history strategies ... Conceptual diagram illustrating the different life history strategies of several seagrass species. ... diagram, seed bank, rhizome, biomass, flowering plant, seeds, Paddle grass,...
...ian Period (299-251 million years ago [mya]), to the present. ... diagram, illustration, permian, triassic, continent, history, development, jurassic, cretaceous ... Kris Beckert...
Florida Keys during the quaternary period ... Conceptual diagram illustrating a brief history of the Florida Keys during the Quaternary Period. ... diagram, illustration, history, quaternary, florida keys, sea leve...
Geological history of Florida ... Conceptual diagram illustrating a brief geological history of Florida. ... diagram, illustration, geology, florida, history, cenozoic, mesozoic, plezolc, ... Kate Bentsen...
...n's Bay after Lord Morton , President of the Royal Society , but a subsequent misspelling, Moreton, became the standard. Story Bridge over the Brisbane River. Matthew Flinders sailed into Moreton Bay in 1799 but did not find the mouth of the Brisb...
... are simply utilitarian like the Clem Jones tunnel in Brisbane. The historic bridges like Princes Bridge in Melbourne or Story Bridge in Brisbane are very attractive and the City Cats plying the a Brisbane River have helped rejuvenate the riverfro...
Flooding in Queensland: The story of the Paluma ... The story of the naval survey ship Paluma that was cast up into the Botanic Gardens in February 1893 and refloated two weeks later...
...win Harbour as part of a survey of Australia's top end. Charles Darwin went on to become one of the most famous men in history, based on his theory of natural selection, the basis of evolutionary thought. However, when Port Darwin was named, Darwi...
...of water quality parameters to be used as indicators, we developed thresholds and calculated report card scores. We then storyboarded a layout for the report card pamphlet and Kate worked with the Dept. of Water staff, particularly Catherine Thoms...
...storical and recent underwater seagrass photos. Lyn Beazley used paintings and beautiful photographs to illustrate the history and science of the Swan River. At the end of the day, I provided one sentence summaries of each of the talks. Professor...
...fice , which now houses a wine bar. One of the fellows in the tour used to work in The Port Office building and told the story of commuting to work via boat in the 1974 flood. We visited some historic buildings in the financial district, intersper...
...fessors of the Botany Department, University of Queensland . When Professors Trevor Clifford and Ray Specht told me that story, and mentioned that General MacArthur kept his beer in that cold room, I promptly went out and bought a carton of beer....
...rounds to Charlotte Street and walk over to Eagle Street Pier , with shops and restaurants. There is a great view of the Story Bridge , built in 1940, connecting Kangaroo Point with the city. The Story Bridge is named after J.D. story , a man resp...
...lights for the park visitor the connection between the unique natural ecosystems and species, and the cultural and war history of the island. The goal of the brochure is to educate both the local and off-island park visitor, and instill stewardshi...
