Dr Anna Cresswell
@annacresswell.bsky.social
Quantitative coral reef ecologist 🪸 (sometimes distracted by birds): ecological modelling // demography // macroecology // resilience // climate impacts // disturbance dynamics. Views my own. #StopTheGenocideInGaza
New interview with Greta Thunberg in Barcelona yesterday by Middle East Eye. The climate activist and arguably the leading humanitarian voice of our age is about to set sail along with dozens of ships from dozens of nations to bring urgent food and medical aid to millions of people in Gaza
“It could have been my kids being blown up while Australia is silent. “If I were in that situation I’d hope that people would speak up for me. So I’m speaking up.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Pro-Palestine protesters fill the streets in cities and towns across Australia after Gaza famine declaration
‘The difference between my kids and those kids in Palestine is geography,’ one attendee says, as thousands turn out for marches
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How can Western countries back up Palestine recognition with action? Here are 4 ways to pressure Israel
Western countries agree a two-state solution is the way to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But are they willing to take action to make it happen?
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Perth council rejects Alcoa bauxite drilling over water, forest concerns
US aluminium giant Alcoa's proposed expansions to its mining operations near Perth could lead to the release of three years' worth of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions — in Australia and downstream...
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Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs
Luck seems to have run out for many Western Australian coral reefs, as an off-the-charts marine heatwave leaves a trail of bleaching and coral death.
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Opportunity at the Australian Institute of Marine Science using decision support and ecological modelling to predict reef futures and inform restoration: www.seek.com.au/job/85158879...
A powerful, persuasive, emotional & evidence-based rebuttal to Wallach & Lundgren’s claims, from Professor John Woinarski. My own view, it’s essential for science to challenge dogma, but if this is not done in a robust way, using weight of evidence, it is reckless & potentially harmful. #ICCB2025
Thanks Kevin! 😊 @ecolology.bsky.social
Kevin Bairos-Novak@ecolology.bsky.social · last yr.@annacresswell.bsky.social Presented an incredible and detailed view of her coral modelling and outputs from her model called CScape at #ICCB2025 modelling fine-scale within-reef area responses to future climate projections for 6 different growth forms, all informed by fine-scale reef photogrammetry
Plenary @iccb2025.bsky.social : Ricky Archer, Director of Nat’l Parks (based in Northern Territory). “Dept.s come and go, but Traditional Owners remain the same: looking after Country into the future.” #ICCB2025
‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event
‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event
Usually alive with colour and fish, Ningaloo reef and the Rowley Shoals now look as though they are ‘painted white’ as temperatures rise * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Rowley Shoals are on many a diver’s bucket list. The three coral atolls, hundreds of kilometres off the Western Australian coastline, are teeming with pristine coral gardens that for a long time, unlike many of the world’s reefs, had escaped the ravages of global heating. “I’ve seen a fair bit of death and destruction, but Rowley Shoals was always the place that was still standing,” says Dr James Gilmour, a research scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. Continue reading...
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Insects are having a moment ... "The declines witnessed by Janzen – and described by others around the world – are part of what some ecologists call a 'new era' of ecological collapse, where rapid extinctions occur in regions that have little direct contact with people."
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
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Global sea-surface temperatures continue their unrelenting pace towards new record highs, now at 20.846°C:
We’ve spoken to the penguins on Heard and McDonald Islands, and while they declined to comment at this time, rest assured they’re taking the matter very seriously. #penguin #birds #birdlifeoz #birdlifeaustralia
Australian governments are failing to conserve biodiversity, meaning their extraordinary values are being lost and global conservation targets will likely fail. The next federal government must do better. My letter with @biodiversityguy.bsky.social in @science.org. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Addressing Australia’s biodiversity crisis
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Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today: troll-free! "Scientists say the current period is likely to be the warmest the planet has been in 125,000 years." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists
EU monitor says global temperatures were 1.75C above preindustrial levels, extending run of unprecedented highs
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Amazing first #PhD paper from @mollymaebaker.bsky.social 👏 When corals reproduce, tiny larvae drift around the reef. What determines where they will make their home? This new model helps us investigate 🪸
Molly-Mae Baker@mollymaebaker.bsky.social · 2y agoNew #coral research!🪸 Our new #simulation #model shows how #interactions among multiple reef factors can sometimes lead to unexpected patterns of coral #settlement and could influence the results obtained from common field sampling methods🧐 🔗 tinyurl.com/555x7ktm (1/2)
New #coral research!🪸 Our new #simulation #model shows how #interactions among multiple reef factors can sometimes lead to unexpected patterns of coral #settlement and could influence the results obtained from common field sampling methods🧐 🔗 tinyurl.com/555x7ktm (1/2)
WA is in the midst of its 2nd worst marine heatwave, with no end in sight. A reminder that action for Real Zero is needed now if we are serious about protecting marine biodiversity for the future. It is not too late!
The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 2y agoIn 2010, an enormous marine heatwave devastated ocean life in Western Australia. Now another big one is taking hold – and heading towards Ningaloo.
I wrote an article for @theconversation.com with Marissa Parrott about coping with ecological grief. It's a shared experience for many of us in ecology and conservation—an inescapable part of our work. I hope you find it both relatable and uplifting. theconversation.com/in-2025-lets...
In 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural world
Amidst habitat destruction and ecological grief, let’s make a New Year’s resolution for nature — to care for beetles and butterflies, rainforests and reefs, ourselves, and future generations.
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I have a new article in @theconversation.com today. In it, I detail some observations I made (during my honours research 9 years ago 😳) of young-adult male koalas engaging in affiliative behaviours. Check it out. There's a cute little video too theconversation.com/i-was-shocke...
‘I was shocked’: a scientist tracking koalas films startling behaviour between young males
Everyone thought koalas were solitary creatures. But a new paper reveals there is more to the social lives of koalas than previously thought.
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Trump is back! How do we prepare for life under a brutal regime of AI climate crypto madness?! | First Dog on the Moon @australia.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is back! How do we prepare for life under a brutal regime of AI climate crypto madness?! | First Dog on the Moon
At least we have TikTok back
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From securing pets to building ‘insect hotels’ – here are 7 ways to attract birds to your garden theconversation.com/from-securin...
From securing pets to building ‘insect hotels’ – here are 7 ways to attract birds to your garden
New research highlights the need for a broader approach to attracting fairy-wrens and other beloved birds to our gardens.
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The Antarctic ice sheet is nearly twice the area of Australia and holds enough freshwater to raise global sea levels by 58 metres.
How is Antarctica melting, exactly? Crucial details are beginning to come into focus
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@annacresswell.bsky.social is convinced I use the 100’s of tea strainers I buy to capture pygmy possums. This photo suggests it might just be possible!
