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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

An enormous congratulations to Dr Aaron Brace, winner of our 2025 Best Student Paper Award! Available here ➡️ doi.org/10.1071/BT24... 🧵

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Sarah McInnes @seedysarah.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The first chapter of my PhD is out! 🌱🔥 We looked at whether fatty acids (a common seed oil) changed composition across fire-prone and fire-free habitats + dormancy-breaking temperatures in physically dormant seeds! (1/2) @markooiecol.bsky.social @ryantangney.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/aob/...

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The "living fossil" Wollemi pine🌲can self-fertilise! New research from #CharlesSturtUni shows this critically endangered conifer produces viable seeds without cross-pollination - which helps explain their low genetic diversity in natural systems 🧬 Open access paper 🔗 buff.ly/l3yG5Rt

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Riverbank erosion in SW Australia exposed previously undocumented root clusters in Kingia australis. Research by Lamont et al. suggests these novel 'kingioid roots' enhance water and nutrient uptake rather than storage, linking with seasonal root-cluster types🫚 Paper here 🔗 buff.ly/Hi3BxLE

A dense, intricate cluster of golden-brown roots and rootlets from the grasstree Kingia australis, displayed against a white background. The cluster shows a complex branching structure with a main parent root extending horizontally, from which hundreds of fine secondary roots and rootlets emerge in all directions, creating a dense, bushy appearance. Photo credit: Byron Lamont.

The text on the image reads: "An eroding riverbank exposed the hidden root systems of the grasstree, Kingia australis."

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

🌱 New research from The Australian PlantBank reveals how 4 threatened Australian Grevillea species respond to temperature changes. Good news, 3 species show resilience to future warming, but G. iaspicula prefers cooler conditions & may struggle with climate change. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/b4pbbgv

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Are you eligible for APC-free #OpenAccess? 🌱 Researchers from institutions with agreements in place between their library and CSIRO Publishing can publish #OA in our journal without needing to pay Article Processing Charges (APCs). Find your institution: www.publish.csiro.au/journals/ope...

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Traits such as spines & water storage vessels allow #cacti to thrive in #aridecosystems. These traits are also useful indicators of #ecosystemintegrity. Paredes Cubas & colleagues from @universidadjaen explore 12 standardised measures of functional traits in #Cactaceae 🌵🔗https://buff.ly/Rc1J5K4

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

The germination success of tussock grass #Themeda triandra, a keystone species of many #grassland #ecosystems is hampered by variable seed quality and a lack of standardised germination protocols, according to Marne Durnin and colleagues from University of Adelaide 🌱 doi.org/10.1071/BT24...

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Variable seed quality hampers the use of Themeda triandra (Poaceae) for seed production, agriculture, research and restoration: a review

Themeda triandra (Forssk.) is a tussock grass of international importance for its keystone role in grassy ecosystems and, hence, is often a focus for seed production, research and ecological…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🌿 How did plants respond to postglacial warming near Tasmania’s treeline? New research by Astorga et al. shows that some species survived the Last Glacial period locally, while others, like fire-adapted shrubs, arrived much later. Read more in Australian Journal of Botany 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/BT24...

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

In New Caledonia’s rainforests, the rare monocarpic tree Cerberiopsis candelabra may owe its success to fast seasonal growth and high juvenile survival. Salmon et al. tracked 134 individuals for 18 months, revealing traits that may help them thrive after disturbance 🌱 🔗Read more: buff.ly/CUN2V5V

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Mark Ooi @markooiecol.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Finite resources, lots of species requiring conservation. @saltandbrine.bsky.social asks the question - how far do we go for each plant species? A simple question generating deep thought! #ICCB2025

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

We're delighted to announce the reappointment of @jwmorganecology.bsky.social and @markooiecol.bsky.social as Co-Editors-in-Chief of Australian Journal of Botany! Their continued leadership ensures the journal remains at the forefront of botanical research in Australia and beyond 🌱 📖

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

A surprising discovery was made by CSIRO botanists which revealed the daisy fleabane (thought to be a rare Australian species) is an introduced plant! Molecular data suggests it likely hails from the Northern hemisphere as it is not distinctly different from the widespread bitter fleabane. 🔗⬇️

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Origins of the rare Australian daisy Erigeron conyzoides and its implications for biological control research and conservation management

Context Confidence in risk analyses for weed biological control (biocontrol) agents is underpinned by knowledge of the phylogenetic associations between the target weed and off-target plant species,…

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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Addition and removal experiments by McDougall et al. in subalpine grassland within Kosciuszko National Park reveal that the invasive Ox-eye daisy affects grassland diversity. Luckily, undisturbed communities seem resilient to the daisy's invasion despite its abundance. 🔗 ⬇️

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Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.) invasion has only a small effect on the diversity of a subalpine grassland

Context Ox-eye daisy (OED; Leucanthemum vulgare) has invaded subalpine communities in Australia.Aims We evaluated the effect of OED on subalpine grassland diversity in Kosciuszko National Park…

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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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UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences @unswbees.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

BEES is now on Bluesky. Looking forward to sharing the latest news and research from staff and students.

Sunset at Fowlers Gap. Photo by R. Freeman

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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Five of our journals are now on Bluesky! Aus J Botany: @ausjbotany.bsky.social 🌱 Aus J Chem: @ausjchem.bsky.social 🧪 Aus J Primary Health: @ausjph.bsky.social 🩺 Reproduction, Fertility & Development: @repfertdev.bsky.social 🥚 Wildlife Research: @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social 🐾

The covers of five journals, Australian Journal of Primary Health, Australian Journal of Botany, Reproduction, Fertility and Development, Wildlife Research, and Australian Journal of Chemistry.

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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

We're seeking Associate Editors to join the #AusJZoology editorial board! Associate Editors help manage the peer review process, uphold the journal's high publication ethics, and contribute to the publication of impactful zoological research. Find out more: www.publish.csiro.au/zo/Expressio...

Australian Journal of Zoology: evolutionary, molecular and comparative zoology.

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Tim Curran @timcurran.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Fire ecology database for documenting plant responses to fire events in Australia by José Rafael Ferrer-Paris, Ada Sánchez-Mercado, David Keith @willcornwell.bsky.social @markooiecol.bsky.social et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Fire ecology database for documenting plant responses to fire events in Australia - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - Fire ecology database for documenting plant responses to fire events in Australia

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Tom Le Breton @tomlebreton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

To get started we are launching a citizen science project on iNaturalist where anyone can contribute images of honeybees or native pollinators visiting native flowers so we can have a baseline for how flower visitation changes before and after varroa mite reaches different parts of the country 4/5

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Honeybee visitation and native plant pollination Australia

Honeybee visitation and native plant pollination Australia What insect pollinators are visiting flowers in your area? Are the pollinators European honeybees or are they something else? As varroa mite ...

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Tom Le Breton @tomlebreton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

There is a huge need for more research on pollination in native species and support for existing work. Collection of baseline data is crucial as is monitoring already threatened species. There may also be unexpected impacts arise through interactions with other threats like fragmentation or fire 3/5

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Tom Le Breton @tomlebreton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

We found a decline in feral honeybees will be good news for some plants and bad news for others. But we found major gaps in our knowledge of how honeybees influence native plant pollination and pollinators. The loss of feral honeybees due to varroa mite is an opportunity to fill these gaps 2/5

A figure showing the impending spread of varroa mite across Australia and the possibly positive effects of a reduced honeybees on fruit set for some native plant species

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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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Mark Ooi @markooiecol.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Another Advanced Field Biology field course completed up at the UNSW Smith's Lake field station. The ⁦‪students looked at the impacts of different fire histories on plants, caught and identified bats and other critters and generally got out into the wild 😊 #ecology #fieldwork

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Mark Ooi @markooiecol.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Hey plant people! Did you know that @jmorganecology and I are Editors-in-Chief of the Australian Journal of Botany (pictured here looking out to AJB's bright future😊)? Come say hi at #ESAus2024 to talk paper ideas or the planned Special Issue on post-fire recovery

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Dr. Hilary Rose Dawson @hilaryrosed.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Do you have #SeedTrait #germination data? SeedArc wants you to submit them! Lydia Guja put out the call at #ESAus2024, but SeedArc is looking for data from anywhere in the world (especially underrepresented areas from the existing database). More info: www.unioviedo.es/seedarc/inde... 🧪🌾🌏

Lydia presents a slide summarising the problem as inaccessible data on germination-environment relationships.

Lydia presents a slide on the solution being SeedArc, a global archive of primary seed germination data.

The call to participate in SeedArc and an advert for the upcoming seed conferences in Australia next year.

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Mark Ooi @markooiecol.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

For those who saw @tomlebreton.bsky.social talk about threat mitigation to #ozflora at #ESAus2024 on Day 1 and are interested to know more, here's the paper conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Mark Ooi @markooiecol.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

👋🏼🦋 Nice to be heading in along the Yarra on day 3 of #ESAus2024 - the biggest @ecolsocaus.bsky.social conference yet!

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