References – Image Gallery

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Barmah Forest
River red gums in flooded Barmah forest, VIC
Willem van Aken, © CSIRO
Mallee bushland
Mallee bushland near Ouyen, Victoria
Willem van Aken, © CSIRO
temperate rainforest
Tree ferns and mountain ash in a cool, temperate rainforest in Victoria
© CSIRO
tropical rainforest
Buttress roots of a tropical rainforest tree
David Lindenmayer, © David Lindenmayer
central Australia
Storm brewing in central Australia
Robert Kerton, © CSIRO
Kata Tjuta
Aerial view of Kata Tjuta , Northern Territory
Robert Kerton, © CSIRO
Tarn Shelf
Tarn Shelf, Mt Field National Park, Tasmania. A tarn is a small mountain lake.
© CSIRO
Staghorn ferns
Staghorn ferns growing on tree trunk in Tolga Scrub, near Atherton. QLD
Willem van Aken, © CSIRO
alpine forest
Fog-shrouded alpine forest, Mount Buffalo, Victoria
Robert Kerton, © Robert Kerton
alpine peat bog
Alpine peat bog, Mount Baw Baw, Victoria
Robert Kerton, © CSIRO
creek
Research has found small marsupials and rodents to be ten times more abundant, and small mammals four times so, near watercourses than a kilometre away in the dry savanna.
© CSIRO
mangroves
Mangrove swamp, Daintree National Park, QLD
Willem van Aken, © CSIRO
cypress pine forest
Aerial view of native cypress pines (Callitris sp.) in Lester State Forest near Coolamon, NSW
Gregory Heath, © CSIRO
logging
Logging of Karri forest in the Pemberton area, south-west Western Australia
Willem van Aken, © CSIRO
market gardens
Aerial view of market gardens near Camden, NSW
Gregory Heath, © CSIRO
rainforest canopy
Tropical rainforest canopy with palms and ferns near Cairns, QLD
Willem van Aken, © CSIRO
forestry area
Aerial view of forestry areas and adjacent native bushland near Queanbeyan, NSW
Gregory Heath, © CSIRO
Warren River
The Warren River at the bottom of Heartbreak Trail near Pemberton, WA
Willem van Aken, © CSIRO
logging
Clearing native forest on Don's Catchment, Collie, WA
Willem van Aken, © CSIRO
measuring forests
CSIRO scientists using scanning laser rangefinding ('lidar') technology to capture details of forest structure, such as canopy height, the number and location of trees and their basal area, up to a radius of 110 metres from its survey point
Maria Ottenschlager, © CSIRO
agro-forestry
Agro-forestry trial at Sandigo, near Narrandera, NSW. The trial involved combining cereal crops with grazing and timber production.
Gregory Heath, © CSIRO
Millaa Millaa
Forests play an important role as recreational sites.
Millaa Millaa falls, northern Queensland.
Willem van Aken, © CSIRO
fire in the top end, NT
Fire in the top end, Northern Territory
© CSIRO
Grass fire in central Australian grassland
Malcolm Paterson, © CSIRO
cattle in NT
Small herd of cattle in dry landscape, north of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Robert Kerton, © CSIRO
collecting seeds
Collecting seed pods for revegetation projects using an extendable saw
© CSIRO
banksia regrowth
Epicormic regeneration on a fire ravaged Banksia plant, Blue Mountains, NSW
© CSIRO
Kakadu after fire
Effects of bushfire on native bushland in the Kakadu National Park, NT
John Coppi, © CSIRO
lizard after fire
For predatory and scavenging reptiles such as goannas, fires provide a good source of carrion.
© CSIRO
ibis
Straw-necked Ibis, Flinders, Victoria
John Manger, © John Manger
The 'Cooloola Monster' is an unusual, primitive, cricket-like insect of the order Orthoptera, discovered in Cooloola National Park, Queensland circa 1980.
John Green, © CSIRO
tawny frogmouth
Tawny Frogmouth, Banyule,Victoria
John Manger, © John Manger
green-spotted triangle butterfly
Green-spotted triangle butterfly. Family: Papilionidae. This species is found in tropical NE Queensland.
© CSIRO
praying mantis
A praying mantis
David McClenaghan, © CSIRO
grey kangaroos
Grey Kangaroos, Kosciuszko National Park, NSW
© CSIRO
Bogong moths
The Bogong moth migrates in large numbers each spring from the western slopes and plains of Victoria, NSW and Qld to the high country of eastern NSW and Vic.
© CSIRO
crocodile
A saltwater crocodile
David Lindenmayer, © David Lindenmayer
praying mantis
The European red fox is a major predator in Australia, threatening the long term survival of a range of native wildlife species.
corella
Long-billed Corella, Grampians, Victoria. Over 50 parrot species are found in Australia.
John Manger, © John Manger
Additional photographs used in the On Borrowed Time learning resource were taken by:

Nick Pitsas – tiger snake; Maroondah Resevoir; cattle grazing, Yarra Valley; farm gates; Yarra Valley farmland
John Wombey – grassland earless dragon
David McClenaghan – boab tree
Esther Beaton – mountain ash forest
Robert Kerton – rainforest canopy
David Lindenmayer – fire in northern Australia; revegetated farmland
Malcolm Paterson – central Australia;
Gregory Heath – salinity-affected farmland; smoke from fire; mountain fire; farming landscape; lucerne seedlings
Willem van Aken – eucalyptus burning; bushfire, Western Australia; grain silos; rice harvesting; heads of wheat

Eco farm – Bob Winters (billabong), Nick Pitsas (all other photos)
Eco forest – Nick Pitsas (logging truck, mountain ash forest), David Lindenmayer (Yellow-bellied Glider), Esther Beaton (Sooty Owl), Stephen Jackson (Leadbeater’s Possum), John Manger (Grey Shrike Thrush, Pink Robin), Rachel Muntz (mountain ash regrowth, retention harvesting, clear felling)