Bradshaw

LATEST ARTICLES ( 669 )

• Conservation Value of Paddy Wagon Currency: Civil Disobedience by Scientists

  

  A couple of years ago, James Hansen visited Adelaide and I was fortunate enough to attend dinner with him and his lovely wife Anniek. A truly inspiring scientis... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2012 DEBATE, ENVIRONMENT

• No More Ecology

  

  To all ecology people who read this blog (students, post-docs, academics), this is an intriguing, provocative and slightly worrying title. As ecology has mature... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Sharks: the World’s Custodians of Fisheries

  

  Today’s post comes from Salvador Herrando-Pérez (who, incidentally, recently submitted his excellent PhD thesis). – Three species co-occurring in the Gulf of... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• We Only Have Decades…

  … not centuries.Here’s a little video production The Environment Institute put together that explains some of our lab‘s work and future directions.– –CJA... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• To Corridor, Or Not to Corridor: Size is the Question

  

  I’ve just read a really interesting post by David Pannell from the University of Western Australia discussing the benefits (or lack thereof) of wildlife... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Take a Leaf from Insurance Industry’s Book

  

  Just a quick one rehashing today’s media release on the iREDD paper I blogged about a while back. The full, online version is available upon request. Stay... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• The Wounded Soldiers of Biodiversity

  

  Here’s another great post from Salvador Herrando-Pérez. It is interesting that he’s chosen an example species that was once (a long, long time ago in a galaxy... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Tentacles of Destruction

  

  This last post before Easter is something I’ve thought more and more about over the last few years. I wouldn’t have given it much time in the past, but I’m now... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Humans Suddenly Become Intelligent

  

  Some described it as the “eco-topia”; some believed they had died in the night and awoken in a different universe. Some just stood there gaping stupidly.Yet... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Eat a Feral a Week

  

  Just a quick post this week about something I’ve been contemplating for a while. What if every Australian pledged to eat a feral animal a week? Yes, I know... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Bill Laurance Wins Heineken Prize

  

  I’ve just learnt some fantastic news about my good friend and colleague, Professor Bill Laurance of James Cook University.Bill has the distinction of being name... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Worlds Collide: Greenwashed Development to Kill Biodiversity

  

  Another development fiasco that, if it goes ahead, will devastate a Biodiversity Hotspot and ultimately, reduce the livelihood prospects of millions of West... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Unholy Trinity of Leakage, Permanence and Additionality

  

  I begin with the the proverbial WTF? The title of this post sounds a little like the legalese accompanying a witchcraft trial, but it’s jargon that’s all the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Different is Better

  

  I found a nice complement to my More is Better post from January where I reported the results of a new meta-analysis demonstrating how higher species evenness... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Sink to Source – the Loss of Biodiversity’s Greatest Ecosystem Service

  

  I’ve mentioned this idea before, but it’s nice when some real data support a prediction (no matter how gloomy that prediction might have been). It’s what... Read more

  Posted on 29 February 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Conservation Catastrophes

  

  David ReedThe title of this post serves two functions: (1) to introduce the concept of ecological catastrophes in population viability modelling, and (2) to... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Parts a Whole Do Not Make

  

  I’m particularly proud of our latest paper for three main reasons: (1) Salva Herrando-Pérez, lead author and contributor-extraordinaire to CB, has worked... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XV

  

  I’m in the field at the moment, so here are the latest six cartoons to pass the time (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 ENVIRONMENT, LIFESTYLE

• When the Cure Becomes the Disease

  

  I’ve always barracked for Peter Kareiva‘s views and work; I particularly enjoy his no-bullshit, take-no-prisoners approach to conservation. Sure, he’s said... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Knowledge Slavery

  

  Another workshop; another productive week. As many readers will know, I’ve spent the last week in the mountains north of Madrid working on a series of... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 ENVIRONMENT