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Recent graduations: Alice Watt

July 15, 2016March 13, 2017ecosystemchangeecology

Congratulations to Alice Watt BSc(Hons)! Alice Watt has recently graduated from the University of Western Australia. She completed her BSc(Hons) degree entitled “Informing land managers on climate resilient restoration – optimising resource allocation in Eucalyptus rudis seedlings along a 600mm rainfall gradient” with the School of Animal Biology at the University of Western Australia and … Continue reading Recent graduations: Alice Watt

Recent graduations: Caroline Delaisse & Timm Dobert

December 15, 2015March 13, 2017ecosystemchangeecology

Congratulations to Caroline Delaisse and Timm Dobert! As we close in on the end of 2015, two of the Ecosystem Change Ecology team students have successfully graduated from the University of Western Australia. Caroline Delaisse completed her BSc(Hons) entitled “Understanding processes influencing seed germination in Rubus anglocandicans to improve weed invasion management” with the School … Continue reading Recent graduations: Caroline Delaisse & Timm Dobert

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To maximise the impact of our science, it is becoming increasingly important to develop skills in science communication, alongside core research expertise. We make sure our students and postdocs get opportunities to develop both aspects during their time with @TheECETeam. Postdoc @RuSomaweera recently attended the National Geographic Society Explorers’ Festival in Washington DC, USA. His talk titled ‘Rock-paper-scissors: cold-blooded style’ summarized how global environmental change threatens reptile conservation efforts, and why novel, data-driven and effective tools are needed to mitigate these impacts. 📷: Astrid Anderson ... ... #reptile #conservation #biodiversity #nature #environment #ecology #biodiversity #globalchange #research #bigdata #scicomm #reconnectwithnature #stepup #storytelling #puppetlove #scienceimpact #science #theeceteam #CSIRO #nationalgeographic #NatGeo @natgeo

Part of our recent work at Ashmore Reef Marine Park involved a detailed aerial survey of the islands with our drone fleet. A combination of LiDAR and visible band vertical aerial photography will provide unprecedented insight into the vegetation communities of these islands, as well as how this vegetation interacts with the local fauna. This work is part of a collaboration between @TheECETeam and @universitywa, which will provide better management solutions for @parksaustralia to build ecological resilience across all elements of this unique ecosystem. 📷: Bruce Webber (@webber.photography) ... ... #UAV #lidar #DJIMatrice600 #phantom4pro #DJI #UAV #drone #dronepic #ashmore #ashmorereef #indianocean #reef #plantanimalinteractions #ecology #biodiversity #marine #islandlife #conservation #environment #globalchange #fieldwork #research #scicomm #scienceimpact #science #theeceteam #CSIRO #UWA #australianmarineparks #australia @csirogram @crkennedysurvey @riegllidar

New @TheECETeam publication - applying aerial photography and dendrochronology as tools for recreating invasion histories: do they work for bitou bush? Read the paper here: https://rdcu.be/bFRbL ... 📷: Kathryn Batchelor ... ... #ideasworthspreading #scicomm #scienceimpact #storytelling #publication #research #dendrochronology #invasion #aerialphotography #putaringonit #TheECETeam #CSIRO

The Ashmore Reef Marine Park is in the Australian External Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, 630 kilometres north of Broome and 110 kilometres south of the Indonesian island of Roti. The marine park is mostly a Sanctuary Zone so access is generally limited to scientific research, providing the highest level of protection for the local ecosystems. Each year over 100,000 seabirds breed here on the three tiny islands, including greater frigatebirds, white-tailed tropicbirds and crested terns. @TheECETeam are working here with @universitywa to provide better management solutions for @parksaustralia to manage all elements of this unique ecosystem. 📷: Bruce Webber (@webber.photography) ... ... #seabird #bird #ashmore #ashmorereef #pulaupasir #indianocean #kuripearl #reef #plantanimalinteractions #ecology #biodiversity #marine #islandlife #conservation #environment #globalchange #fieldwork #research #scicomm #scienceimpact #science #theeceteam #CSIRO #UWA #australianmarineparks #australia @csirogram @universitywa @parksaustralia

While studying the communities of Ashmore Reef with @parksaustralia and @universitywa, we were based on the Kuri Pearl II. The high tidal range exposes large sand flats between the three islands of the reef, meaning we had to watch our tides for island access. These sand flat habitats support a range of species including feeding dugong, turtles, stingrays, echinoderms, molluscs, crustaceans and migrating shorebirds. 📷: Bruce Webber (@webber.photography) ... ... #ashmore #ashmorereef #pulaupasir #indianocean #kuripearl #reef #botanising #plantanimalinteractions #ecology #biodiversity #marine #islandlife #conservation #environment #globalchange #invasion #weeds #fieldwork #research #scicomm #scienceimpact #science #theeceteam #CSIRO #UWA #australianmarineparks #australia @csirogram @universitywa @parksaustralia

@TheECETeam has just returned from two weeks surveying the remote Ashmore Reef. We’re leading the terrestrial and marine reptile components of a collaborative research program with @universitywa for @parksaustralia. Our goal is to transform our understanding of ecosystem dynamics at the reef for both marine and terrestrial communities. Our findings will open up opportunities to transform management from the largely ad hoc approach that is currently implemented, to one that is integrated and evidence based. Stay engaged over the coming weeks as we share more pictures from our fieldwork! 📷: Ru Somaweera (@rusomaweera) ... ... #ashmore #ashmorereef #pulaupasir #indianocean #reef #botanising #birds #plants #plantanimalinteractions #flora #nature #ecology #biodiversity #marine #islandlife #conservation #environment #globalchange #invasion #weeds #fieldwork #research #scicomm #scienceimpact #science #theeceteam #CSIRO #UWA #australia @csirogram @australia

The attitudes and perceptions of people toward animals largely influence their support to conserve those animals. Improving these relationships are critical for the effective conservation of animals that have conflictual relationships with humans, such as snakes. This April, #nationalgeographicasia and #FoxActionMovies will run a whole month of snake-related content. @TheECETeam's @RuSomaweera has partnered up with @NatGeo to create a series of fact checking and myth busting videos that will be telecasted simultaneity to take the correct, factual information to the general public. Stay tuned! 📷: Mansula Naidu, National Geographic Asia (@natgeoasia) ... ... #scicomm #scienceimpact #mythbusting #factcheck #snake #reptile #conservation #biodiversity #reconnectwithnature #storytelling #nature #environment #nationalgeographic #NatGeo @natgeoasia @natgeo @natgeochannel @insidenatgeo

A big part of science communication is finding new ways to share your findings. Working with Perth Symphony Orchestra (@perthsymphony) and TEDx Perth CEO Gavin Buckley (@tedxperth), Bruce Webber (@drbrucewebber) spoke about protecting biodiversity in the recent 'Performance for our Planet’ concert. The evening was a showcase of Western Australian biodiversity, innovation and musical talent. ... Listen to the prelude podcast here: https://soundcloud.com/perth-symphony/022-a-performance-for-our-planet-with-dr-bruce-webber ... Listen to the music from the night here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ogtuWeaUgW8fdauNR8Nxh ... 📷: Richard Jefferson (@richard_jefferson) ... ... #TEDxPerth #ideasworthspreading #scicomm #scienceimpact #perthsymphony #performanceforourplanet #perthmusic #johnbutlertrio #connect2earth #earthhour #extinctionisforever #conservation #stepup #biodiversity #reconnectwithnature #storytelling #nature #environment #perth #perthisok @earthhourofficial @perthsymphony

In the Wet Tropics of North Queensland, we’ve been working with the University of Melbourne for over 20 years on understanding plant-animal interactions and long term population dynamics to improve conservation outcomes for the rare tree Ryparosa kurrangii. It seems every time we go into the rainforest to answer a question on Ryparosa we come out with 10 new questions to investigate! 📷: Bruce Webber (@webber.photography) ... ... #botanising #plants #wildlife #ecology #fieldwork #research #theeceteam #universityofmelbourne #biodiversity #nature #environment #rainforest #wettropics #unescoworldheritage #worldheritage #daintreerainforest #discoverthedaintree #PortDouglasDaintree #exploretnq #fnq #thisisqueensland #discoveraustralia #exploreaustralia

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