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A “Pleistocene Park” might be a more realistic scenario.
Trees are more like us than you might think. They even have a pulse. They just operate over much slower timescales.
Consensus is growing that we are steering towards a sixth mass extinction event. There are calls for increased efforts to stop the accelerating loss of plants and animals. But do we really need to protect…
It may sound overly simple, but just five processes can define us as animals: eating, metabolism, reproduction, dispersal and death. They might not seem like much, but, thanks to a mathematical model from…
Are you feeling inspired from watching the Chelsea Flower Show? Do you long for an immaculate, well-designed garden, full of well-behaved plants, brimming with colourful flowers and attractive foliage…
Declining numbers of zebra, antelope and other big grazers cause rodent populations to rapidly increase, a new study has shown. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Hillary…
Woodlands in the Australian subtropics could quickly become havens for native lizards if cleared areas are left to regrow…
The rate at which the world has warmed over the past 50 years and is likely to continue to do so in the future poses problems for life on land and in the ocean. Most species have a defined range of temperatures…
Howler monkeys in Belize suffered from more parasite infections as a direct result of hurricane damage to the forest where…
We are losing our large carnivores. In ecosystems around the world, the decline of large predators such as lions, bears, dingoes, wolves, and otters is changing landscapes, from the tropics to the Arctic…
It’s not just the total number of species preserved that matters, it’s the number of key species. In a study on a US saltmarsh…
Figuring out why financial crises emerge in seemingly stable economies is tough. Widespread collapses are notoriously difficult to predict - to do so requires a comprehensive view of a complex, interconnected…
The impact of non-native plans invading an eco-system has been found to decrease over time. Researchers from the University…
A complex microbial ecosystem existed in Western Australia’s Pilbara region at least 3.5 billion years ago. Researchers found…
Despite once being described as common, mammals have been lost across the Australian landscape over the last 200 years. The impact has been particularly severe on Australia’s digging mammals, including…
What would happen to the world if, with the snap of our fingers, we shifted all our energy supplies to renewable sources overnight? You might be surprised at the answer: not much, at least for biodiversity…
Biologists in the US have discovered the number and physical condition of woodland salamanders can be linked to a forest’s…
Should ecosystems have legally enforceable rights? It might sound like a ridiculous idea, but a global debate on this is in full swing. The Constitution of Ecuador now recognises rights of nature. Environmental…
Scientists have discovered a new underwater world of microbes: a “plastisphere”, thriving and colonising on plastics skimming…
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Trophic Cascades Program, Oregon State University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
