Urbanization exacerbates water scarcity by increasing demand while reducing the availability of natural water reserves. Food waste is another critical issue that affects urban sustainability. Recycling treated greywater presents a sustainable alternative, particularly for irrigation purposes. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a media blend of spent coffee grounds and date seeds (1:2 ratio) for cultivating five ornament...

Biochar has received significant interest as a soil amendment but its relative performance to addition of high-quality soil is not well assessed. This study compared different loadings of cabbage-waste biochar produced at 360 °C against potting mixture (PM) as amendments to enhance basil ( Ocimum basilicum ) growth in sandy soil. Pot tests for six conditions of biochar, PM or their blend were tested at both 2% or 6% loading, p...

The recent commentary by Woinarski (2014, Global Ecology and Biogeography , doi: 10.1111/geb.12165) disagreed with our conclusions on the correlates of decline in the marsupials of tropical A ustralia (Fisher et al., 2014, Global Ecology and Biogeography , 23 , 181–190). We compared traits of species that were associated with range decline in southern and northern A ustralia. We found that habitat structure, climate and body s...

Aim A third of all modern (after 1500) mammal extinctions (24/77) are Australian species. These extinctions have been restricted to southern A ustralia, predominantly in species of ‘critical weight range’ (35–5500 g) in drier climate zones. Introduced red foxes ( V ulpes vulpes ) that prey on species in this range are often blamed. A new wave of declines is now affecting a globally significant proportion of marsupial species (...