🌱 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

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

Shaopeng Wang will present the next PopBio seminar: "Biodiversity and Ecosystem Stability Across Spatial and Temporal Scales" Join us online, Thursday August 28 1pm AEST. These seminars are open to all! Sign up to our mailing list to receive the zoom link: forms.gle/uRJwbK1ZacZH...

African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) is a fast growing, aggressive invasive species in Australia & North America. Early trials to control this agressive invader in the biodiversity hotspot of SW Australia are promising, writes Carl R. Gosper & colleagues #openaccess OA 🔗➡️

Control of African lovegrass by flupropanate in a flora conservation context

Context Managing widespread invasive plants to support biodiversity conservation is a significant challenge that requires weed control methods that have lesser impacts on co-occurring native species…

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A new journal category: Reflections. We're inviting reviews authored by research field leaders to reflect on a topic of their choosing, exploring the history of and provide context for the current state of our discipline. Our first guest is Prof. Mark Westoby #openaccess

Trajectories of ecology past and future

Ecosystems have many different processes going on. Researchers need to select and simplify, and so development of ecology as a discipline has involved finding different possible ways to select and…

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What can #herbarium collections tell us about genetic responses to global change? A lot!! 🌿 Check out our viewpoint, out now in @newphyt.bsky.social - genetic monitoring, extinctions, adaptation, GEAs, and more! ⬇️ doi.org/10.1111/nph....

Using herbarium collections to study genetic responses to global change

Earth's c. 406 million herbarium specimens represent a largely untapped resource of genetic data that could transform our understanding of global plant populations. Advances in DNA sequencing have ma...

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Fire in focus: Clarifying metrics & terminology for better ecological insight 🔥🧪 This framework can help researchers & practitioners to 👉select fire metrics for research & management 📊 👉interpret previous studies 💭 👉form a growing body of knowledge 🌏 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

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Increasing the number of anthropogenic stressors reduces the effects of plant diversity. A study by Yanjie Zhu, et al. represents a first attempt to address the effect of plant diversity under multiple stressors. 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @mrillig.bsky.social #LatestIssue

Herbarium specimens reveal drivers of Arctic shrub growth @newphyt.bsky.social Shrub specimens can be used to recreate annual growth chronologies and help understand plant responses to global change. With @annebeejay.bsky.social, ZA Panchen, JDM Speed nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Long-term flowering-time data on Japanese mountain cherry (recorded since the 9th century!) shows a shift in full-flowering date beginning in the late 19th century. Fascinating new @newphyt.bsky.social paper by @jgpausas.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Nature-friendly farming boosts both biodiversity and crop yields — but scaling it up may need more government subsidies to become as profitable as intensive agriculture, a new study led by UKCEH and @rothamsted.bsky.social has found www.ceh.ac.uk/press/nature... 🧵🧪 1/

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

Excited to see our paper now published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social ! 🎉 doi.org/10.1111/2041...

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Preprint alert!🚨 You want biomass data without clipping the vegetation? Use your smartphone for a 3D scan! In our manuscript you get instructions & a complete Jupyter notebook for immediate use! doi.org/10.32942/X2T... 🪴+📱=💚 #biodiversity #ecology #globalchange #photogrammetry

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 🌱 📖

Here's a hot tip! Long term studies and monitoring of #threatenedspecies is a must to support decision making on adaptive #fire management strategies Something to remember this #WorldEnvironmentDay Read more here buff.ly/PfrEzQX @PacificConsBio.bsky.social

A review of 60 years of fire management for threatened fauna and flora at Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, Western Australia

Context Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve in Western Australia has a long history of ecological studies and adaptive fire management. This provides an excellent opportunity to assess the effects of fire…

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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...

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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Soil-born fungi infects seeds and reduces germination success of Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock), an invasive species in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Bárbara Angeletti and colleagues. doi.org/10.1071/BT24....

Fungi associated with seeds of the invasive grass Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) in its native range as prospective biological control agents

Context The South American grass Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) is widely distributed in central Argentina and one of the most damaging invasive species in Australia, New Zealand, and South…

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It’s alive! Our Mycorrhizal Networks special issue is out in Functional Ecology. Packed with spore-tacular science. A collection that highlights advances, identifies unresolved questions & the future research directions. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Mycorrhizal networks: Understanding hidden complexity

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Join us online this Thursday 1pm AEST. Hye Jin Park @hyejinpark.bsky.social (Inha University) will present: "Artificial selection for collective composition" Sign up to receive the zoom link forms.gle/53hkcdcKPGfa... NB. This seminar won't be recorded.

📰Published📰 Flower early, flower fast: Flowering time is conditioned by plant traits under climate change in the Mediterranean🌼 buff.ly/Z3JVVBi 🧪🌍

Flower early, flower fast: Fowering time is conditioned by plant traits under climate change in the Mediterranean.

Daniel Pareja-Bonilla, Pedro Luis Ortiz, Leonor Patrícia Cerdeira Morellato, Montserrat Arista This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Cli…

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Quantifying the life history (fire tolerance) of six shrub and tree species reveals the historical, highly variable fire history of #banksia #woodlands in south-western #westernaustralia, according to Russel Miller and colleagues from @murdoch.edu.au doi.org/10.1071/BT23...

Plant life-history data as evidence of an historical mixed-severity fire regime in Banksia Woodlands

Context The concept of the fire regime is central to understanding and managing fire-prone ecosystems globally, and information on past regimes can provide useful insights into species disturbance…

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🔥Climate change is reshaping Arctic tundra ecosystems, with increasing fire frequency being one factor. New research highlights potential transitions and alternative ecosystem states and their implications 🧪🌍 🔍 Article: buff.ly/DsVgOiH 🗞️ Blog: buff.ly/nK6qVOX

Arctic tundra ecosystems under fire—Alternative ecosystem states in a changing climate?

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We're excited to welcome Pacific Conservation Biology to Bluesky 🦋 Follow @pacificconsbio.bsky.social for research into the region's conservation issues, and the priorities and mechanisms for conservation oriented biological research. #PacificConsBio @scboceania.org

🌩️ New Research Alert! 🌱 How does lightning impact wildfire dynamics in Tasmania? This study identifies key drivers of lightning-ignited wildfires, Explore how treeless landscapes and dry fuels amplify fire risk in the Tasmanian World Heritage Area. 📖 doi.org/10.1071/WF24... #IJWildlandFire

New 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.

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New paper, led by @dadriscoll.bsky.social. • High fire severity caused precipitous declines of two threatened species. • Protecting or creating refuges is critical to counter increasingly frequent fires. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Not all of Australia's flora can tolerate fire - and vegetation communities can take decades, if not centuries to recover. Ellen-Rose Sorensen and Jamie Kirkpatrick explore the complexities of post-fire recovery in Tasmanian alpine heathland 75 years after fire doi.org/10.1071/BT23...

Seventy-five years of vegetation change after fire in Tasmanian alpine heathland

Context Alpine ecosystems are threatened by warming and an associated increase in fire frequency. There is a gap in our knowledge of succession in Tasmanian alpine heath more than 50years after fire.…

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426.62 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 29-Mar-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

The Keeling Curve

The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

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💯. R is so amazing, not only the language but the community. I have not found the same breadth of documentation and teaching materials elsewhere. With vignettes and tutorials routinely bridging domain specific science, stats and math concepts, and program implementation.

Matt Kmiecik@mattkmiecik.bsky.social · 2y ago

11 years ago, I thought R was unnecessary. Now, I can’t imagine life without it. The switch wasn’t easy, but it made me a better scientist. You can read my journey here: mattkmiecik.substack.com/p/my-start-w... #rstats #DataScience #OpenScience

Quote: "Our findings show that all five factors [habitat alteration, overexploitation, climate change, invasive species, pollution] have a strong impact on biodiversity worldwide, in all groups of organisms and in all ecosystems." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Biodiversity loss in all species and every ecosystem linked to humans – report

Sweeping synthesis of 2,000 global studies leaves no doubt about scale of problem and role of humans, say experts

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🔥Published🔥 Linking #leaf traits & litter flammability using a novel framework, tested with Brazilian #Cerrado #trees 🌎🧪

Linking leaf traits and litter flammability using a novel framework, tested with Brazilian Cerrado trees

Samuel W. Flake, Patrick J. Elliott, Giselda Durigan, Davi R. Rossatto, William A. Hoffmann. This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology article which can be found here. This study int…

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