Welcome to Tommaso Jucker, a new ECE team research scientist. Tommaso Jucker will join the Ecosystem Change Ecology team at CSIRO as a Research Scientist in March 2017. His research is broadly focused on understanding what determines the composition, structure and function of plant communities, in an effort to predict how these will respond to … Continue reading New team member: Tommaso Jucker
Timm returns to Borneo On a recent return to Sabah, Ecosystem Change Ecology team member Timm Döbert was fortunate to expand his portfolio of Bornean wildlife sightings. Ever since his PhD with the team based at the Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project, Timm has been fascinated with capturing the magnificent wildlife in this … Continue reading Research note: wildlife encounters at the SAFE project on Borneo
To core, or not to core, that is the question. A recent team manuscript led by Edward Tsen has been published this week in Biological Reviews. We are really pleased that one of the figures was also selected as the cover image: Read more by downloading the paper here. Tsen, E.W.J., Sitzia, T. & Webber, B.L. … Continue reading New publication: cover image with Biological Reviews
John Scott wins the Council of the Australasian Weeds Societies (CAWS) medal for leadership. John Scott, an Honorary Fellow in the Ecosystem Change Ecology team, was awarded the 2016 Council of the Australasian Weeds Societies (CAWS) Medal for Leadership last night. The CAWS Medal for Leadership is awarded for outstanding contributions to weed management in … Continue reading Team award: John Scott wins 2016 CAWS medal
Funding for scientists to combat Pilbara weed As announced by the Western Australian Environment Minister, the Hon Albert Jacob, the Ecosystem Change Ecology team will lead an $8.6 million, 8 year funding program to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of control options for stinking passionflower (Passiflora foetida s.l.). Representing a collaboration between CSIRO and the … Continue reading New research: weed threat management in the Pilbara
Fieldwork along the Fitzroy river The contribution of riparian or riverine habitats to biodiversity conservation and the economy is disproportionate to the small area they occupy in the landscape. However, these unique habitats are facing numerous threats, including invasion by weeds. A new 3 year project funded by the Northern NESP Hub aims to generate … Continue reading Research note: riparian threats in the Kimberley, a focus on the Fitzroy river catchment
Welcome to Ruchira Somaweera, a new ECE team postdoctoral fellow Ruchira Somaweera has joined the Ecosystem Change Ecology team as a CSIRO Postdoctoral Fellow. Ruchira takes up a position delivering against a project funded by the Northern NESP hub entitled "Guidelines for the management of threats to savanna riparian zones." In this project we will … Continue reading New team member: Ruchira Somaweera
