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• Influential Conservation Papers of 2021

  

  Following my annual tradition, I present the retrospective list of the ‘top’ 20 influential papers of 2021 as assessed by experts in Faculty Opinions (formerly... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2022 ENVIRONMENT

• Fancy a Pangolin Infected with Coronavirus? Apparently, Many People Do

  

  The logic of money contradicts the logic of species conservation and human health. As illegal trade has driven pangolins to near extinction, their hunting and... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss LXIX

  

  Here is the final set of biodiversity cartoons for 2021, with some à propos seasonal content. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Remote Areas Not Necessarily Safe Havens for Biodiversity

  

  The intensity of threats to biodiversity from human endeavour becomes weaker as the distance to them increases.As you move away from the big city to enjoy the... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Extinct Megafauna Prone to Ancient Hunger Games

  

  I’m very chuffed today to signal the publication of what I think is one of the most important contributions to the persistent conundrum surrounding the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Animating Models of Ecological Change

  

  Flinders University Global Ecology postdoc, Dr Farzin Shabani, recently created this astonishing video not only about the results of his models predicting... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• An Eye on the Past: a View to the Future

  

  originally published in Brave Minds, Flinders University’s research-news publication (text by David Sly)Clues to understanding human interactions with global... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• And This Little Piggy Went Extinct

  

  Back in June of this year I wrote (whinged) about the disappointment of writing a lot of ecological models that were rarely used to assist real-world wildlife... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Free Resources for Learning (and Getting Better With) R

  

  While I’m currently in Github mode (see previous post), I thought I’d share a list of resources I started putting together for learning and upskilling in the R... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Want a Permanent DOI Assigned to Your Data and Code? Follow This Simple Recipe

  

  These days with data and code often required to be designated as open-source, licenced, and fully trackable for most manuscript submissions to a peer-reviewed... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss LXVIII

  

  Here is the fifth set of biodiversity cartoons for 2021. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Citizens Meet Coral Gardening

  

  It is possible to cultivate corals in the sea like growing a nursery of trees to restore a burned forest. Cultivated corals grow faster than wild corals and... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Smoothing Over Content Issues with Co-author Agreements

  

  I’ve written before about guidelines for co-authorship that I’ve formulated after years of accrued hit-and-miss experiences. Here, ‘hits’ refer to positive... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Avoiding a Ghastly Future — The Science Show

  

  Just thought I’d share the audio of an interview I did with the famous Robyn Williams of ABC Radio National‘s The Science Show. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• PhD Opportunity in Control Strategies of Feral Deer

  

  In collaboration with Biosecurity South Australia, the Global Ecology Lab at Flinders University is happy to announce a wonderful new PhD opportunity in feral... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Plea of the Predatory Publisher (A Lament)

  

  Illustration by David Parkins (nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03759-y)“Salutations! I hope you are safe and doing well,[change font] Dear Doctor [insert name,... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Video Explainer — Nasty Alien Species in Australia

  

  You know you’ve made it to the big time in Australia when Behind The News does a story on your research. Practically every kid in Australia watches the show at... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• The Very Worn Slur of “neo-Malthusian”

  

  After the rather astounding response to our Ghastly Future paper published in January this year (> 443,000 views and counting; 61 citations and counting),... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• Climate Change Will Also Make Us More Stupid

  

  Most people are at least vaguely aware that climate change isn’t good for us.Let’s consider the obvious direct health effects, like heat exhaustion and stroke,... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2021 ENVIRONMENT

• It’s a Tough Time for Young Conservation Scientists

  

  Sure, it’s a tough time for everyone, isn’t it? But it’s a lot worse for the already disadvantaged, and it’s only going to go downhill from here. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2021 ENVIRONMENT