Research and innovation
We fund research centres, initiatives and projects to support the progress of environmental management and science.
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
Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute
PhD in eDNA approaches to environmental monitoring
Curtin University
Rehabilitating mines through ecosystem-based approaches to biodiversity
Curtin University
Developing advanced biomonitoring technologies for subterranean fauna
University of Adelaide/Curtin University
Mechanistic studies to understand managed water interventions on the functioning keystone riparian tree species
Kings Park Science
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.