DoctorVishnu Prahalad

The saltmarsh wetlands of the Cradle Coast region have been mapped in the recently launched Saltmarsh Atlas. The University of Tasmania, together with Cradle Coast NRM, mapped the threatened wetlands across the NorthWest using aerial imagery and on ground observations. The Atlas maps areas of saltmarsh that had never been mapped before, including the Rubicon, Mersey, Forth and Leven Rivers.

Vishnu Prahalad, author of 'A guide to the plants of Tasmania saltmarsh wetlands', explains the role of wetlands in floods and some of the internationally significant wetlands you pass by every day. This interview can be sourced from the ABC's Soundcloud page here: https://soundcloud.com/936-abc-hobart/wetlands-natures-flood-absorber

A new bird watching app is allowing Tasmanians to use their mobile phones and computers to take part in some scientific research of their own. The University of Tasmania has created the Saltmarsh app so the public can record what kinds of birds are living in local wetlands. The information recorded by the citizen scientists will be sent to the university, giving researchers a better idea of how birds are using the wetlands. http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2015/s4396491.htm