Reposted by Zac WalkerPopBio on the Dark Side @pop-bio.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Next week we have our speaker for May, Hye Jin Park (details coming soon!). And don't forget in the meantime you can see the talks from Ryan Chisholm and Akshit Goyal on our youtube! www.youtube.com/@PopBio-onth... 033
Zac Walker @zacwalker.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Feral horse damage in a subalpine grassland on Bogong High Plains; autumn 2019 (left) and autumn 2025 (right). Recovery from disturbances in alpine systems is slow - but a marked change in condition since horses were remove! Perennial snow grasses and native forbs beginning to colonise bare ground. 040
Zac Walker @zacwalker.bsky.social · 01/05/2025New paper out on the impacts of fire on 5 small vertebrates across SE Australia. High severity fire has a substantial impact on threatened broad-toothed rats and glossy grass skinks. We also highlight the importance of habitat refuges for ameliorating impacts of recurrent fires. 082
Reposted by Zac WalkerPopBio on the Dark Side @pop-bio.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Join us online for our second seminar this Thursday 1pm AEST. Akshit Goyal @akshitg.bsky.social (ICTS) will present: "Predicting Ecosystem Responses to Perturbations via a Geometric Approach" Sign up to receive the zoom link forms.gle/XzypgbUp53fW... NB. Time changes in SE Aus from last month! 12211
Reposted by Zac WalkerSimon Heyes @simondheyes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Shocking to see extensive mortality amongst the remnant populations of Silver Banksia at my old study sites. It's been an exceptionally dry summer but I've never seen it this bad before. #drought #climatechange 11911
Reposted by Zac WalkerPopBio on the Dark Side @pop-bio.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Join us for our first seminar on Friday: Ryan Chisholm will present: A unified theory of niche assembly and dispersal assembly in community ecology Sign up here to receive the zoom link forms.gle/WSnJS3bNK1b4mxE59 For those in Australia note that 1pm AEST will be 2pm in Melbourne. 01210
Reposted by Zac WalkerPopBio on the Dark Side @pop-bio.bsky.social · 14/03/2025We have an excellent line up of speakers for the next few months! Starting with Ryan Chisholm in March and then @akshitg.bsky.social @hyejinpark.bsky.social @barnesecodiv.bsky.social. Fill in this google form to receive announcements forms.gle/7vEiUQKJqeUL... 01413
Reposted by Zac WalkerJeronimo Vazquez-Ramirez @jeronimovazquez.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Just published! Our latest research on the germination thermal niche of Australian alpine species and what it means for seed-based restoration is now out. Take a look! 🌱🌡️🏔️ doi.org/10.1111/rec.... @restorationecology.bsky.social @intlsocseedsci.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.socialdoi.orgThermal germination niche: implications for seed‐based restoration in climate‐sensitive alpine environmentsUnderstanding the germination requirements of native plant species is crucial for restoration practitioners to ensure successful outcomes, especially as restoration efforts expand and global initiati.... 0209
Reposted by Zac WalkerLily Dun @lilydun.bsky.social · 12/03/2025New 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...doi.orgDo 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... 22910
Reposted by Zac WalkerCourtney Taylor @courtgt.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Very excited for this online seminar series I am organising with @ecologyisamess.bsky.social @darmitage.bsky.social @giuliaghedini.bsky.social @masatoyamamichi.bsky.social Lynette Loke, Andrew Letten And Po-Ju Ke. Follow to find out more! 01211
Reposted by Zac WalkerLisa Buche @lili-buche.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Yayy 🌱🪲🐝🐌- A list of stellar ecologists and myself showed that (1) species interactions can be summarised at the guild level, except for a few critical species, (2) they occur along a continuum from positive-to-negative, and (3) they have relatively weak strength except between plants!onlinelibrary.wiley.comA Continuum From Positive to Negative Interactions Drives Plant Species' Performance in a Diverse CommunityWe explored the patterns of species performance in a real-world community, dependent on pairwise and higher-order interactions with species belonging to the same and other trophic levels (plant, herb.... 24117
