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• How I Feel Now About Climate Change

  

  ‘Bleak No. 2’ by David VoglerFive years ago I was asked by a researcher at the Australia National University, Joe Duggan, how I ‘felt’ about climate change. Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2020 ENVIRONMENT

• In Pursuit of an Ecological Resilience in the Anthropocene

  

  An excerpt from Alejandro Frid‘s new book, Changing Tides: An Ecologist’s Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene (published first in Sierra, with photos... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2020 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss LVIX

  

  The second set of six biodiversity cartoons for 2020. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2020 ENVIRONMENT

• Before You Throw in the Academic Towel

  

  A modified excerpt from The Effective Scientist:—Many academic scientists end up asking themselves at some point why they should even bother. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2020 ENVIRONMENT

• Unlikely the Biodiversity Crisis Will Improve Any Time Soon

  

  Around a fortnight ago I wrote a hastily penned post about the precarious state of biodiversity — it turned out to be one of the most-read posts in... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2020 ENVIRONMENT

• The State of Global Biodiversity — It’s Worse Than You Probably Think

  

  I often find myself in a position explaining to non-professionals just how bad the state of global biodiversity really really is. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2020 ENVIRONMENT

• Heat Tolerance Highly Variable Among Populations and Species

  

  Many ecological studies have examined the tolerance of terrestrial wildlife to high and low air temperatures over global scales (e.g., 1, 2, 3). Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2020 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss LVIII

  

  The first set of six biodiversity cartoons for 2020. This special, Australia-is-burning-down-themed set is dedicated to Scott Morrison and his ilk. Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2020 ENVIRONMENT

• Influential Conservation Ecology Papers of 2019

  

  As I’ve done for the last six years, I am publishing a retrospective list of the ‘top’ 20 influential papers of 2109 as assessed by experts in F1000 Prime (in n... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• Does High Exposure on Social and Traditional Media Lead to More Citations?

  

  One of the things that I’ve often wondered about is whether making the effort to spread your scientific article’s message as far and wide as possible on social... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• Did People Or Climate Kill off the Megafauna? Actually, It Was Both

  

  When freshwater dried up, so did many megafauna species.Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Author provided This article is... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• Adult Disguises

  

  Skilled ornithologists can tell the age of a bird by the look of its feathers. But many species are advancing the moult of their first adult plumage in... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• Climate Change and Humans Together Pushed Australia’s Biggest Beasts to...

  

  Over the last 60,000 years, many of the world’s largest species disappeared forever. Some of the largest that we generally call ‘megafauna’ were first lost in... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• Logbook of Australia’s Ancient Megafauna

  

  Australia is home to some of the most unique species worldwide, including egg-laying mammals, tree-climbing, desert-bouncing and and burrow-digging marsupials,... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• What is a ‘mass Extinction’ and Are We in One Now?

  

  (reproduced from The Conversation)—For more than 3.5 billion years, living organisms have thrived, multiplied and diversified to occupy every ecosystem on Earth. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss LVII

  

  The sixth set of six biodiversity cartoons for 2019. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• The Politics of Environmental Destruction

  

  You’d think I’d get tired of this, wouldn’t you? Alas, the fight does wear me down, but I must persist.My good friend and colleague, the legendary Professor Pau... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• Respecting Aboriginal Culture Through Language

  

  (originally posted on the GE.blog)—What’s in a name? Well, rather a lot, I think.Names have meanings, and not just in the way that they tag people, places or... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• Victoria, Please Don’t Aerial-bait Dingoes

  

  Here’s a submission to Victoria’s proposed renewal of special permission from the Commonwealth to poison dingoes:08 October 2019Honourable Lily D’Ambrosio... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2019 ENVIRONMENT

• Environmental Damage Kills Children

  

  Yes, it’s a provocative title, I agree. But then again, it’s true.But I don’t just mean in the most obvious ways. We already have good data showing that lack... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2019 ENVIRONMENT