Lagos has a waste problem that can be tackled by adopting a sustainable waste management policy that considers income brackets.
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These members of the mollusk family may be slow, small and slimy, but they are an indispensable part of the ecosystem.
The diets of Tasmanian devil are narrowing in areas where humans have changed the landscape. This has big implications for conserving the species.
The identification of a vulture that lived more than 50,000 years ago is shedding more light on biodiversity loss and ecosystem change in Australia.
Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.
The 1878, the body of Sergeant Michael Kennedy lay in the bush in Victoria’s Wombat Ranges. He’d been shot by the notorious Ned Kelly gang – but the bush would add its own gruesome ending.
The invasive species was likely brought to Australia unintentionally by ship. Now found in every state and territory, the wasps are decimating our ecosystems.
Death is a natural part of ecosystems. But it’s unusual for a large number of animals to all die at once. Researchers are investigating how a mass mortality event affects what’s left afterwards.
Scavengers play an important but often poorly understood role in how fast bodies decompose.
Millions of dead carp will fill the Murray-Darling Basin after the government releases a targeted virus. Scavengers like turtles and crayfish might help – as long as we protect them.
They might keep the environment clean and healthy but most species are in steep decline.
Principales colaboradores
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Senior lecturer, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Trophic Cascades Program, Oregon State University
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Conservation Biologist, Nottingham Trent University
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Associate Professor of Ecology, Western Sydney University
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Professor Evolution & Ecology, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor in Zoology, University of Sydney
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PhD, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences, La Trobe University
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Professor of Entomology and Extension Specialist, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology, Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town
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Ph.D. student, University of Sydney
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Graduate Student in Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor in Zoology, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
