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Baptiste Wijas

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PostDoc @caryinstitute.bsky.social. Ecologist, Birder, Termite enthusiast: trying to understand how animals influence carbon cycling from regional to global scales.

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Ákos T Kovács @evolvedbiofilm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Exploring the concept of longevity in fungi @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social by @aylamonges.bsky.social Dimitrios Floudas and @kaleklett.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/micro...
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Exploring the concept of longevity in fungi
For most organisms, we rely on the ability to observe them from birth to death in order to fully understand their ecology, life cycles, adaptations, and interactions with other organisms. For fungi, t...
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Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
#Australia paid summer #internship alert at CSIRO in Canberra: Data analysis of #termite carbon flux data set with aim of publication. This is a fantastic opportunity with a great supervisor. Apply by 10 Aug. Please share widely! #ecology #undergrad #JobAlert jobs.csiro.au/job/Various-...
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"About the project from the lead, Zach Brown:

I have several datasets related to termite mound field gas fluxes and I’m keen to recruit a second or third year student who is motivated to analyse these data with the aim to generate a first-author publication. The data exist already, so field work is not required but some field trips are possible if the student wants the experience. This project is part of a larger program improving carbon cycling models for Australian landscapes. The role is best suited to someone who is highly motivated to get a first author publication and is considering a career in research.

The project descriptions are available via the “Project List” link available on the advertisement page. Any questions related to project can be directed to me at zach.brown [at] csiro.au and hiring questions can be directed to CSIRO HR."
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Cassie Speakman @cassiespeakman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I hope that the consultation process encourages the @arc-gov-au.bsky.social to allow an additional attempt for ECRs that used the final round of the DECRA as their 2nd attempt rather than waiting. Like many others, I was encouraged to apply in case the proposed schemes were no longer suitable.
The ARC’s intent is that recipients of current or previous grants who have met limits on the number of grants that an individual can hold should not be eligible for schemes designed to fulfil a comparable purpose. Similarly, the ARC intends to retain limits on application attempts for the Initiate scheme and transfer previous attempts from the Discovery Early-Career Researcher Award (DECRA), potentially allowing one extra attempt to ensure that applicants previously unsuccessful in DECRA have another opportunity in the new NCGP. During implementation, the ARC will ensure that all new schemes include these criteria where applicable and consider whether attempt limits are appropriate for other schemes.
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Baptiste Wijas @bapswijas.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
What happens when you put a bunch of dead grass out in a rangeland? Our study shows that it creates termites, leading to more critters eating them, demonstrating the importance of dead-vegetation pulses in shaping energy fluxes in desert ecosystems. doi.org/10.1007/s100... #wildoz #rangeland
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Baptiste Wijas @bapswijas.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Termites contribute up to 2% of total annual methane emissions through their farts, but have you ever wondered how accurate that number is and what happens to the methane when they fart in their house? Check out this new paper led by Dr Abbey Yatsko for all the answers: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 24/03/2026
🧪🌾VACANCY - Postdoc in fungal ecology & modelling🧬 This 2-year postdoc focuses on mycorrhizal fungal biogeography using large-scale metabarcoding data and species distribution models.🌍 Join the group of @frewecologist.bsky.social and work with us @umeaplantsciencecentre.se! 📅 Apply by 30 April
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Alex Cheesman @awcheesman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
New paper out in Ecological Solutions and Evidence on the use of lasers in tropical forest restoration Thanks to the Wild Country Environmental Fund and Rainforest Rescue for supporting the work besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Cate Macinnis-Ng @loraxcate.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Reminder: open call for Associate Editors for @britishecologicalsociety.org journals closes 23 Feb. Come join us at @jappliedecology.bsky.social or choose your favourite BES journal to apply for. Please share! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
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Apply to be a BES Associate Editor - British Ecological Society
Help advance outstanding ecological research by joining our Editorial Boards! Applications are now open across all seven BES journals.
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
New postdoctoral fellowship opportunity! Please pass along. Excited to announce the launch of the Tom Lovejoy Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona for innovative research to protect species, sustain ecosystems, and promote a thriving planet lovejoycenter.arizona.edu/lovejoy-fell... 🧪🌐🌾
Application Process

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Jessie Golding, BBCS postdoc, presenting at ICCB 2025.

Apply to become a Lovejoy Fellow by submitting your resume, cover letter, and contact information for three references through the University of Arizona Talent Portal (link upcoming) by the first review date of January 30, 2026.

Your cover letter should: 

Identify 1-2 Lovejoy BBCS faculty you would be interested in working with and explain the primary research directions you would want to pursue in collaboration with this faculty member. You are strongly encouraged to reach out to faculty before submitting your application.
Describe your experience with or interest in inter- or transdisciplinary research.
Explain how this experience will positively impact your career trajectory.
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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
🪵 Diameter drives short-term biomass gains, but long-term carbon storage hinges on wood density, especially in humid forests. To improve accuracy, biomass models should account for radial wood density variation and climate ☁️ 🔎 Find out more: buff.ly/kZFoh9B
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Tim Curran @timcurran.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Postdoctoral researcher in Aotearoa New Zealand - remote sensing and fuel moisture modelling. careers.sciencenewzealand.org/jobdetails?a...
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Postdoctoral – Remote Sensing & Fuel Moisture Modelling - Scion - Careers at Science New Zealand
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Justin Maxwell @l-tulipifera.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
We are looking for a new postdoc to join a collaborative team at Indiana University. We are working to reduce bias in estimates of forest carbon uptake at local to global scales. Deadline for best consideration is November 15, 2025. More details below! indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30636
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar - Forest Carbon
We are seeking a highly-motivated postdoctoral fellow to conduct research focused on reducing bias and uncertainty in the measurement and monitoring of forest carbon uptake from local to global scales...
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Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies @caryinstitute.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
On Oct 24 @ 7pm ET, Cary scientist Amy Zanne, in conversation with Cary President Josh Ginsberg, will bring guests into the rich and often unseen world of dead trees. For more information + to register: caryinstitute.org/events
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Frank Ashwood @frankashwood.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Are you researching the conservation, ecology or taxonomy of soil & litter invertebrates? Submit your paper to this Special Issue of NZ Journal of Zoology, edited by me, @carlosbarreto.bsky.social & @barnesecodiv.bsky.social! More info: www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/nzjz-so... #SoilBiodiversity 🧪
A screenshot of a webpage making a call for papers announcement for a special issue of the New Zealand Journal of Zoology, focussed on soil and litter invertebrates. The page has a banner image photograph of a globular springtail facing towards the camera, with its head down, feeding on fungi on a decaying log.
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
After several years studying grasses and forbs in Yellowstone National Park in the US, researchers have formally documented the power of bison as nature’s own fertilizing agents. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
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How bison boost the nitrogen cycle—and create healthier plants
The large herbivores stimulate plant growth by cycling carbon and nitrogen in the soils of Yellowstone National Park, showing benefits of free-roaming wildlife
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Baptiste Wijas @bapswijas.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Great PhD Opportunity based at UNSW Sydney to do work in Australia's beautiful aridlands. Studying all things from bugs to mammals that live out there. Opportunity to learn transferable skills such as remote sensing and DNA metabarcoding. Contact Mike Letnic: m.letnic@unsw.edu.au if interested.
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Inna Osmolovsky @innaosmol.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🌎 My first paper is out in @globalchangebio.bsky.social ! We propose the Interaction Opportunists Hypothesis: changes in biotic interactions may drive species downhill, equatorward, or to shallower waters under #ClimateChange. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #RangeShifts #Ecology
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Counterintuitive Range Shifts May Be Explained by Climate Induced Changes in Biotic Interactions
Climate change is expected to drive species uphill, poleward or into deeper waters. Yet many are shifting in toward the equator, downhill or to shallower waters, which is opposite to the expected dir...
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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
A long-term experiment highlights the potency of top-down forcing in African savannas, suggesting impressive robustness to drought, and underscoring the value of multi-decadal experiments for disentangling interactions among multiple drivers of ecosystem dynamics. 🌍 buff.ly/7dVuVQS
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bes-quantitativegroup @bes-quantitative.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Thrilled to announce our webinar series: 🌱📈 Quantifying Ecology 📈🌱 We are collaborating with our SIG friends to bring you quantitative methods in different ecological contexts. Kicking off with Dr @jamesaorr.bsky.social and @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social on 5th August. More details to come!
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Come join us here at Monash. Supportive research and teaching environment. Fantastic colleagues. Inclusive. A great place to work. And Melbourne, Australia, is a wonderful place to live…
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PopBio on the Dark Side @pop-bio.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Andrew Barnes @barnesecodiv.bsky.social will present our next seminar: "Deciphering the Multitrophic Consequences of Biodiversity Change Through an Energetic Lens" Join us online Thursday 26th June 1pm AEST! Sign up to our mailing list to receive the zoom link forms.gle/24Y557Cjeu6w...
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Baptiste Wijas @bapswijas.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Termites and dinosaurs once roamed together, now only termites are left! Amazing little creatures which have been around forever
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Fonti Kar @fontikar.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Don't know what you are looking for? 🔍 We made something ✨ #Shiny ✨ using biodiversity data from {galah} to create location taxon lists for naturalists 🦉🦋🍄🐌🌳 @thebeachcomber.bsky.social @willcornwell.bsky.social @hsauquet.bsky.social
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John Dwyer @john-m-dwyer.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Congratulations to @jradford-smith.bsky.social for making the cover of @ecography.bsky.social with his stunning photo of subtropical #rainforest at Mt Glorious, less than an hour from Brisbane in beautiful Queensland (1 of 2).
Rainforest with buttressed trees, palms and a strangler fig in a shaded understory.
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Shinichi Nakagawa @itchyshin.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The biggest "meta-analysis" ever? - 17 million effect sizes - elifesciences.org/articles/95857 With wonderful @coreytcallaghan.bsky.social and Will Cornwell We question the abundance-occupancy relationships using ebird data - we find ~ zero correlation
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Journal of Ecology @journalofecology.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🌱New study reveals functional traits e.g. wood density & leaf mass fraction shape plant growth rates, with these relationships changing as plants mature. Growth isn't a fixed trait–it evolves with age! @lilydun.bsky.social @ianjwright.bsky.social🧪🌍 🔍Article: buff.ly/f0vnEFV 🗞️Blog: buff.ly/nY1TorB
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Do trait–growth relationships vary with plant age in fire-prone heathland shrubs?
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Tom Le Breton @tomlebreton.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
New paper out! After the 2019-2020 #fires in Australia our team undertook #IUCN Red List assessments of fire affected #plant species, to handle the volume we undertook paired rapid and full assessments and compared their accuracy 1/4 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
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Baptiste Wijas @bapswijas.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Check out our new study looking at the recovery of termites' and fungis' role as deadwood decomposers! We found that termites did not recover their full decomposer roles after 12 years of rainforest recovery. Should we transplant termite mounds into regenerating rainforests?? doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Zoe Xirocostas @zoexiro.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Hey y'all! I have a few ecology honours projects available in Sydney starting either in Spring 2025 or Autumn 2026. Project details available at: zoexiro.com/research/ Please share widely 🌼
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Research
Available Honours Projects Exploring the reproductive ecology and cross-compatibility of two colour variants of Lantana camara Supervisor/s: Dr Zoe Xirocostas & Dr Yvonne Davila Lantana camara,…
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Angélica L. González @ecolgonzalez.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I’m thrilled to finally share our new dataset paper-years in the making! This has been an incredible rewarding project, and it was a true pleasure to work with such an amazing team of researchers. Huge thanks to supported by @idiv for the support www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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StoichLife: A Global Dataset of Plant and Animal Elemental Content - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - StoichLife: A Global Dataset of Plant and Animal Elemental Content
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John Dwyer @john-m-dwyer.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I’m back in the beautiful Bunya Mountains, this time with @lilydun.bsky.social on the lookout for amazing #trees to capture with #lidar. The stylish ☂️ keeps your 2010 iPad dry @bapswijas.bsky.social 😭😭😭
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Courtney Taylor @courtgt.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The idea for this seminar series is the product of a conversation at the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference. We were inspired by great online seminars like the @iite-ecotheory.bsky.social and @theobiophysics.bsky.social but wanted to have something in our time zone. Now the idea has come to life 🤩
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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
New research shows how important ecosystem engineers (termites!) are affected by fire management 🔥 🧪 By changing vegetation structure, fire influences habitat resources available to termites, & in turn, termite abundance & activity in the landscape 🐜 🌏 🔗
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
'Implications of varroa mite establishment for Australian plants and their persistence' by @tomlebreton.bsky.social, Amy-Marie Gilpin, @saltandbrine.bsky.social & @markooiecol.bsky.social Published #OpenAccess in @ausjbotany.bsky.social: www.publish.csiro.au/BT/BT24020 #AusJBotany
A close up of two mites on a bee larva inside the cell of a brood comb. A caption reads: "Implications of varroa mite establishment for Australian plants and their persistence. Read the open access article in Australian Journal of Botany. Photo: xiSerge from pixabay".
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John Dwyer @john-m-dwyer.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The next exciting instalment from @jradford-smith.bsky.social on how climate filters rainforest tree strategies in the Australian subtropics. Now available in early view at @ecography.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/ecog...
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Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The #biosphere is changing: Check our global mapping of ecological novelty in wild #ecosystems (due to #climatechange, #defaunation & floristic disruption) - just out in @natureecoevo.bsky.social ♨️🐘🌿🌐 Big thx to @mattkerr.bsky.social for the huge effort! #novelecosystems #invasivespecies #megafauna
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Lily Dun @lilydun.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New paper! How does age affect plant trait-growth relationship? Does how you measure growth matter? 🌱📏Big thank you to @ianjwright.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to lead this when I was just a research assistant. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Do trait–growth relationships vary with plant age in fire‐prone heathland shrubs?
We demonstrate that key functional traits undergo shifts in their relationship with growth as plants mature. Therefore, it will be valuable to shift our understanding of plant strategies away from th...
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Tom Le Breton @tomlebreton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Varroa mite arriving in Australia has been a big worry for agriculture and bee keeping but it will also result in a massive decline in feral honeybee populations. This will affect many native plant species visited by honeybees, our new paper aimed to understand what those effects might be 1/5
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Adam Frew @frewecologist.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Western Sydney University PhD scholarship round is now open [Australian & New Zealand citizens|residents only] If you are interested in doing a PhD on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, fungal ecology & related topics then get in touch with me. www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/...
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Research Scholarships | Western Sydney University
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Lucas Cernusak @lucascernusak.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
James Cook University has advertised a position for an Associate Professor of Ecosystem Processes Research. Please find full details here: careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/associa...
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Associate Professor, Ecosystem Processes Research - Townsville, QLD, Australia
Are you ready to lead cutting-edge environmental research and make a global impact? James Cook University (JCU) is seeking an accomplished and visionary Associate Professor in Ecosystem Processes Rese...
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Leho Tedersoo @tedersoo.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Post-Doc position for 3 years available jointly between University of Tartu (Estonia) and University of Aarhus (Denmark) on soil microbiome and biogeography. Skills required: bioinformatics, metagenome analysis, microbiology Contact: leho.tedersoo@ut.ee
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
🆕 Our #LatestIssue is online now! 📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/146… 🌱 Genomic secrets of invasive #plants 🌱 Pot vs field #experiment trade-offs 🌱 Centromere #diversity: impact on plant karyotypes & reproduction Read more 👇🧵
Cover of New Phytologist 245:5 (March 2025). Ptychostomum demissum, an acrocarpous moss with strongly asymmetrical capsules in arctic or alpine areas. Image courtesy of Rui-Liang Zhu.
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Baptiste Wijas @bapswijas.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Back in Australia's arid zone, setting up a wood decay experiment in Calperum TERN SuperSite! Seeing all these kangaroos hopping around reminded me the value of my PhD research on understanding trickle-down effects of kangaroo overgrazing on ecosystem functions! #arid rb.gy/q29wj0 and rb.gy/d2momx
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Jane Lucas @jane-lucas-phd.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Hi all! I am hiring a molecular technician to join the Microbial Ecology and Soil Science lab at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Please apply and share widely :) www.caryinstitute.org/about/career...
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Careers at Cary
Opportunities for employment at Cary Institute.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
This is a part of their “professors are the enemy” bullshit, but the cost of these freezes will extend well beyond them. Their students working there, the patients in clinical trials, the businesses who supply these labs, and down the line regular people who reap the benefit will all feel it too.
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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
We applied 22,500m2 of woody debris to overgrazed arid Australia, the first pic sums up the results pretty nicely!! It not only helped veg and soil recover but provided habitat for reptiles and mammals, details in Restoration Ecology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Julian Radford-Smith @jradford-smith.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Spent the last few days in World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park recensusing an old forest plot with @ecologyella.bsky.social, @lilydun.bsky.social and the indomitable Bill McDonald. Pictured are two of our old-growth rainforest giants - the strangler fig and purple cherry.
Tall canopy with hues of green, dominated by Syzygium crebrinerve or purple cherry tree.Another of our rainforest giants, Ficus watkinsiana or strangler fig, with Ella and Lily for scale.
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Liangzhi Chen @liangzhi-chen.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
New paper in @science.org ! Where and when did the #multiyear-droughts occur around the world? Have they become more prevailing? We identified over 10,000 such events and found that they have been increasingly occupying the terrestrial land. (1/6) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado4245
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Dr Rosemary Hohnen @rhohnen.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
New research! Authors examine camera trapping trends in Australia, finding strong taxonomic, geographic, and analytical biases, but also new ways to meet big conservation objectives. Great stuff! Glad to play a very small part. Congrats Tom and WildObs! ⚡️ www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Large-scale and long-term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis
PDF | Camera traps are widely used in wildlife research and monitoring, so it is imperative to understand their strengths, limitations, and potential... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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