Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 6hMy son did this with his favourite book and had me do silly voices for different characters which would make him laugh uncontrollably. Try getting some dumb LLM to do this. What a sad existence these tech bros must have 110
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026That's a good question but I don't think so. I'll let you know 000
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New paper by fellow PhD student Mark Clifton @ the Plant Reproductive Ecology & Conservation Genomics Lab! This study investigates polyploidy and hybridisation in endangered, clonal Callistemon species from Victoria, Aus. doi.org/10.1071/BT25... 🌏 🌿 🧪doi.orgPolyploidy arises independently of hybrid status in clonal narrow-range endemic Callistemon from East Gippsland, VictoriaThree threatened narrow-range Callistemon species from East Gippsland are highly clonal, but differ in their evolutionary origins. Previous genomic studies 181
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Same here in Australia. Our leader had a nice working class origin story but now we see policy attacking people with disabilities while ring fencing billionaire profits. 020
Reposted by Simon HeyesAndy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 27/08/20261/ Given recent attacks on Camp Sovereignty & the fact that a little rich kid racist is assembling the troops agen this Sunday, it'd neat if lots of people attended this I reckon. 2–8pm Camp Sovereignty · Naarm Free concert + delicious food 18955
Reposted by Simon Heyesjuli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Fires beyond fire-prone ecosystems: the erosion of beech forest doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... @globalchangebio.bsky.social Global warming weakens the flammability barrier & enables fire to spread beyond fire-prone ecosystems, into fire-sensitive spp 🧪🌍🔥🪴🌱🍁🌐 wildfire #ClimateChange #GlobalChange #Fagus 02110
Reposted by Simon HeyesProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This article is excellent. It speaks volumes about how governments take so many in the environmental and conservation sectors and communities for granted theconversation.com/australia-ha.... As H5N1 begins to spread and devastate Australian wildlife the dire consequences of this are evident.theconversation.comAustralia has long relied on volunteers and wildlife carers. As bird flu spreads, they will need supportVolunteers have been a mainstay of conservation in Australia. As bird flu spreads, they must be supported – and kept safe. 29544
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Melts with the slightest amount of heat like an ice-cream on a beach in February 020
Reposted by Simon HeyesYung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 17/06/20261/ A lil🧵collecting the illuminating public interest reporting of Pauline Hanson nemesis—"trashy journo" Sarah Martin Rinehart puppet, "Pauline Hanson & her chief of staff, James Ashby, flew to Florida on Gina Rinehart’s private jet in October & stayed at the mining magnate’s Palm Beach mansion"theguardian.comPauline Hanson travelled to US on Gina Rinehart’s private jet to attend CPACExclusive: One Nation senator travelled on mining magnate’s Gulfstream 700 in October and stayed at Rinehart’s US$66m Palm Beach mansion 14205104
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Stay safe! These are like images of the SE Australia megafire in 2020. 040
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Yea my Dad and brother took me last year when I flew back over. I presume the name must be Norman French 000
Reposted by Simon HeyesBiodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Help shape the future of BHL 🌱 As we begin to modernise the BHL platform, we’re inviting BHL users to share their experiences through a 3–5 minute survey. Your responses will directly inform our priorities, identify problems, guide improvements, and shape a better BHL experience: bit.ly/4fpc75D 🧪bit.lyBHL User ExperienceBHL is beginning a major modernisation of its platform. We’d like users to help shape what comes next. This 3–5 minute survey asks about how you use BHL and the improvements you’d like to see. Your r... 01915
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Lying to the people to steal their water just so the oligarchy can continue to grow their wealth on inflated AI stocks. Despicable 020
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026For anyone that's interested, Ian Lunt wrote a cool paper comparing the species area relationships with other biodiversity hotspots. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comSpecies‐area curves and growth‐form spectra for some herb‐rich woodlands in western Victoria, AustraliaSpecies-area curves are presented for three woodlands with herbaceous understoreys in western Victoria. Australia. Up to 93 species of vascular plant were recorded from 128 m2. making these woodlands... 000
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Two well needed hikes exploring Mt Langi Ghiran an imposing granite inselberg with its breathtaking views and diverse wildflowers. 242
Reposted by Simon HeyesProfessor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Just published. A correspondence in @nature.com from Dr Marissa Parrott and I about the risk that the H5N1 strain of bird flu poses to Australian wildlife, including mammals, and the need for all of us to work together! rdcu.be/ftIktrdcu.beBird flu H5N1 in Australia: protect Australian species from bird flu virus | NatureLetter to the Editor 77328
Reposted by Simon Heyesjuli g pausas @jgpausas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Now in summer, we can confirm that a large part of the beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests that burned in low‑intensity understory fires have died. This constitutes a clear case of a low‑intensity, high‑severity fire (I had expected bsky.app/profile/jgpa...) 🧪🌍🔥🌳🍁🪴 wildfires Picos de Europa, N Spain 34016
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Bark looks pretty thin, I can't imagine it's providing much protection to the cambium during the fire. 010
Reposted by Simon HeyesBelinda Medlyn @bmedlyn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I am hiring! My former postdocs have all gone on to great ongoing roles, so I am now looking for 2 new postdocs in dynamic vegetation modelling: Modelling vegetation-fire interactions in Australia Modelling Australian vegetation distributions Details linked below - please share! 23547
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Yea I think temperature is definitely a limiting factor and the plants in South appear to invest less in seed - fewer and less viable seed from my experience. The plants I've seen from the North are the opposite of this. Maybe trade-off between persistence/competitive dominance and seed qual/quant 🤷 330
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Cockatoos and Parrots are clever birds and adaptable to different food sources. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos have probably evolved side by side with Proteaceae but now exploit introduced Pinus radiata and cypress pine. I've seen Correllas eating Artichoke seeds too. Smart birds 030
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026It's interesting that here in Victoria Themeda triandra is considered difficult to grow, establish and recovers poorly from disturbance. Where you see Themeda you can guarantee they're remnant old growth grasslands and yet your example suggests they're more like a weed. 120
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Here's the paper by my good friend and colleague, Susanna Bryceson. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe Australasian grass flora in a global contextAustralasia is known for its globally unique flora and fauna, but does this apply to its grasses? We found that Australasian grass genera and species are either endemic or globally widespread, with 8... 131
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Grasslands here are not as old as Africa and Sth America because a lot of the dominant species are new arrivals (neo-endemics). The shrublands of SW Australia and the Gondwanan forests of SE Australia are where all the old paleo-endemics are. Still uniquely Australian and deserve our protection. 120
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026On the subject of American plants with weird distributions we also have the Microseris genus aka murnong or yam daisy. We only have three species and their closest relatives are in the Americas. 110
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026A bunch of C4 grasses have recent arrival (pre-European but still recent) in Australia. I think Kangaroo grass only arrived between 1-2mya which is old by most European standards but it's a baby compared to all the Gondwanan paleoendemics. In the North there are lots that came via PNG land bridge. 120
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Who does this kind of thing? I just like working with nice smart people and learning stuff but seems some people treat it like a competitive sport. Maybe I'm naive 130
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 04/06/2026These tactics haven't changed since 1920/30s so why are we still falling for it? 1101
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Well there you go, heritage listed Osage Orange hedgerow in NSW, Australia. www.environment.nsw.gov.au/sites/defaul...environment.nsw.gov.au 110
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I'm in SE Australia and in the early 2000s someone brought in an Osage fruit they found on a tree in a paddock and it had us stumped for weeks. Early settlers in Australia played around with different hedge species like boxthorn and gorse (terrible weeds here) so I assume it was another hedgerow sp 130
Reposted by Simon HeyesYen @botanybyyen.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Its been a while! March was extremely hectic between working on submitting a manuscript for review, giving talks and general Masters work. Have a photo of some Grevillea pollen from the archives (Grevillea jephcottii, taken in 2022). The centre pollen grain is showing pollen tube growth! 022
Reposted by Simon HeyesSimon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 18/05/2026After decades of environmental and biodiversity failure, the idea of relying on "nature markets" is just the latest sick joke from the neoliberals who brought us the destructive privatization of public services. #auspol 21712
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Same pattern happening elsewhere like the UK and US is beginning to happening here. Rising inequality and the ultra wealthy attempting to buy our politics. youtu.be/wPoXOwiEfrQ?... 051
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Very depressing results for my home town in the UK with Reform winning 24 out of 25 local council seats. 000
Reposted by Simon HeyesAurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 02/05/2026The mainstream media and parties in this country has almost entirely given up any pretence that they are here to serve democracy Some may think I'm helping fuelling the growing distrust in institutions but they don't need my help to pave the way for the far right to take over Utterly grim... 36815
Reposted by Simon HeyesDana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Been playing with an eye opening website from the Australian #Greens, new tax the 1% campaign. It calculates how many hours it takes Gina or other billionaires to earn your annual salary. 2.9 hr to earn the Australian median salary of $73k 😮😡 www.taxthe1percent.com.autaxthe1percent.com.auTax the 1% | Australian GreensThings are hard right now, but not for everyone. Use our brand new tool to compare your income and tax to Australia's billionaires and big corporations to see for yourself how rigged the system is, an... 01914
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 26/04/2026@australianlabor.bsky.social the new party of vested interests. 130
Reposted by Simon HeyesDana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · 25/04/2026At the same time the most immediate risk is a 25% chance of a super El Niño. Think heatwaves, think fire, think crop failure, think mouse plague ( oh we already have that in WA). Think only 7 months prep time. Would you catch a plane with a 25% chance of crashing ? 11/media.tenor.coma painting of a burning forest with a tree in the middleAlt: a burning forest 1197
Simon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Labor has been totally captured by corporate interests. 120