Spread by the wind, the fungal rusts are among the most feared of all plant diseases. A 2016 myrtle rust outbreak on Lord Howe Island was contained, but now its unique plants are again under threat.
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A small congregation of the cockroaches was under the first rock scientists looked under, by sheer accident.
A colony-building fern that grows in treetops on Lord Howe Island has adopted a lifestyle similar to social insects, turning our understanding of the evolution of biological complexity on its head.
There are fundamental knowledge gaps around coral in the Great Barrier Reef, including how many species live there and where they’re found. Our new study finally starts to fill those gaps.
Marine heatwaves have caused coral bleaching in one of the most isolated ecosystems in the world.
Lord Howe Island is part of an underwater volcanic chain much older than first thought, with the possibility of new islands still to form.
The ants were a threat to many native species on Lord Howe Island. They were also a pest if they got into your home.
How a species of screw pine unique to Lord Howe Island has evolved its own rainwater harvesting system that allows it to grow tall.
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Professorial fellow, James Cook University
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Associate professor, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University and Senior Curator of Corals, Queensland Museum, James Cook University
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Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Physics, James Cook University
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Coordinator, Coral Reef Watch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Senior Research Fellow in Ecosystem Dynamics, James Cook University
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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PhD Researcher, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Principal research scientist, CSIRO
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Geologist, Principal Scientist, GNS Science
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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PhD Student, UNSW Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Newcastle
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Phd candidate, University of Newcastle
