Damien Burrows: NT Mangrove die-back

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Damien Burrows: NT Mangrove die-back

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Aug 8, 2016

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Why are mangroves dying along the Gulf of Carpentaria? And why did it take so long for authorities to notice? Professor Damien Burrows, director of TropWATER, James Cook University, chats to Kat Taylor. 8 August 2016

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Aug 8, 2016

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