Celebrating 30 years in Atherton
 CSIRO's Tropical Forest Research Centre celebrated 30 years in the Atherton community with an Open Day on Saturday 23 July 2005.
Photos from the day show the celebrations and activities that took place during the day's program of events (pdf 469 Kb).
Celebrate online and explore the history of the TFRC, investigate the scientific achievements of TFRC researchers, or learn about research being undertaken.
Images from the Open Day
The images below show some of the activities and people who took part in the day. All images copyright CSIRO.
 
 
 
 
 History of the TFRC
History of TFRC's research and the Atherton site ( 74KB)
The TFRC had its beginnings in the late 1960s with an agreement between the Qld Department of Forestry and the Commonwealth Forestry and Timber Bureau
History and evolution of CSIRO ( 29KB)
Past and present TFRC staff ( 228KB)
Scientific achievements and projects
TFRC permanent plots ( 111 Kb)
Long-term dynamics of tropical rainforest ( 19 Kb)
Physiological ecology ( 140 Kb)
Nitrous oxide emissions from tropical rainforest soils ( 60 Kb)
 Many significant research achievements have been covered in the following ECOS magazine articles:
When woodlands ruled the Daintree ( 1Mb)
Charcoal evidence from Queensland has challenged long-held beliefs about the history and resilience of Australia's tropical rainforests.
Rainforest more or less ( 572 Kb)
CSIRO scientists have investigated the effects of climate change on tropical forests by developing a model named FANN (Forest Artificial Neural Network).
Songs of isolation ( 60 Kb)
The songs of birds restricted to the cool rainforests of Queensland's tropical north for millennia have provided the first evidence that the geographic isolation of bird populations can promote song variation within species.
Cassowaries help spread rainforests ( 253 Kb)
Sorting through cassowary dung may seem a strange occupation to some. But to researchers the task has provided proof that this flightless bird is an important means of dispersing rainforest plants
A heavenly harvest ( 855 Kb)
Scientists from CSIRO and James Cook University has discovered that upland rainforests in north Queensland have a remarkable ability to harvest water from the skies. These forests act as an aerial sponge, directly intercepting cloud moisture in a process known as cloud-stripping.
Fruits of the forest ( 249 Kb)
Researchers are using ecology to find forest fruits and seeds containing chemical defences against predators. The researchers are targeting likely sources of new antibiotics, anticancer drugs, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides.
 Current research projects
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