Sydney West – How will Australia’s eucalypt forests respond to changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate?
When: Saturday, 10 April
Time: 1pm to 3pm
Where: Earthcare Centre, Cnr Science Rd & Campus Drive, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus, Richmond, NSW www.earthcare.org.au
RSVP: Contact Andrew Leahy alfski@gmail.com or Jenny Dibley 6207 6430. Afternoon tea provided.
Hawkesbury Forest Experiment
ATA Sydney West and the Hawkesbury EarthCare Centre are hosting a presentation on the Hawkesbury Forest Experiment (HFE) by one of the lead researchers, Professor David Ellsworth of the Centre for Plants and the Environment at the University of Western Sydney (UWS).
The experiment involves growing Eucalyptus saligna (native to the Hawkesbury region) under conditions expected in a future, higher CO2 world. The experiment involves chambers controlled at CO2 levels expected within the next 50 years. The whole-tree chambers can house entire trees up to 12 metres tall. This unique facility is the first of its type in Australia and the southern hemisphere.
David is a key member of the new Climate Change and Energy Research Facility being constructed at UWS, and he will provide a briefing on what they are studying and hope to discover at this new centre.
David’s talk will be followed by a tour of the HFE facility.
