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The upcoming Science symposium in the Albany Entertainment Centre on Friday 12 August will highlight research of environmental and health issues that affect the Great Southern.

The conference is to be opened by the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Hon Terry Redman.

Posters will be displayed and scientists will talk about their research at the conference.

Presentations include the effect that a warming climate might have on germination of native seeds, the impact of mosaic burning on biodiversity at the landscape scale, the dispersal and conservation of corals and reef fish at the isolated atolls of north-west Australia, and the outcomes of an integrated conservation program for a unique south coast plant species.

Delegates  will hear about raising the thinking ability of students in lower secondary school, and students from Albany Senior High School Marine Science Research program will present a summary of their marine sampling and research projects.

The uptake of advanced health directives and the use of behavior change models in water and energy projects in the Great Southern will be covered in two separate presentations.

Other presentations will include the impact of farm machinery on the compaction of farm soils, the use of waste compost to neutralise acidic soil drainage, how to successfully manage unmulesed sheep under typical farm conditions, and research and breeding program for blue gums.

"The range of research covered at this conference will make for a fascinating day for those who attend," said Prof Peter Davies, Director of UWA Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management.

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Randall Jasper (CENRM) - 08 9842 0848