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In 2007 the lease was sold to the government and managed by the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife who are collaborators on a range of projects.\r\nNative title claims of traditional ownership at this site have been registered by the Marlinyu Ghoorlie and Maduwongga Peoples.\r\n\r\nKey research objectives include:\r\n\r\nWhat are the impacts of climate change and management on the fundamental flows of energy, carbon, water and nutrient stocks in semi-arid woodland ecosystems.\r\n\u2022\tAre old-growth semi-arid woodlands carbon sources or carbon sinks?\r\n\u2022\tAre fire regimes changing in the GWW?\r\n\u2022\tHow do GWW biodiversity and fire fuels change with time since fire and what are the implications for fire management?\r\n\u2022\tHow do GWW woodlands and shrublands persist at low rainfall? 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