Interested in climate-change refugia for conservation? This paper provides an overview of a special issue on the topic. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens theconversation.com/where-the-wi...

Fusing spectral and structural imagery to identify and understand tree #dieback. Donna Fitzgerald presenting at #ESA2025

@chloebentze.bsky.social presenting on widespread #dieback of red stringybark #eucalypt trees in the Clare Valley at #ESA2025

And we're on our way! Looking forward to a week of sharing knowledge and stimulating discussions! #ESA2025

Very proud of Donna Fitzgerald. She's also producing top notch research on applying remote sensing to study dieback youtu.be/Gcv5oySYavE?...

PhD opportunities available in my group. All involve plants and ensuring their survival under climate change. biodiversityoceania.com/2025/09/09/t...

Great postdoc opportunity: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternSydne...

Planning to come to the #ESA #ecology #conference in Adelaide this year and are travelling with a #child? ESA provides grants of $250 to allow a child carer to travel with you. More information here: www.ecolsoc.org.au/grants-award...

Case study of how #refugia could be help a unique #eucalypt population to survive during future #drought. Spoiler alert: Watering during extreme drought and heat may be required. Led by PhD candidate @chloebentze.bsky.social and with Greg Guerin and Amelia Hurren. doi.org/10.1111/csp2...

Missed out on getting your #abstract for #ESA25 submitted on time? All is not lost - the submission portal will remain open until 27 July! Just follow the link on this page: esa2025.org.au/call-for-abs...

How do you get from gardening to an internship at the Jet Propulsion Lab? Read the story of out PhD candidate Donna Fitzgerald and how she is using remote sensing to better understand #dieback in #eucalypt trees. womenlovetech.com/nasa-selects...

Missed the symposium on #forest #dieback at the ESA last year? Would you like to revist the presentations by experts in the field throughout Australia? The symposium was sponsored by the Natural Resource Commission of NSW amd is now available on their webpage: www.nrc.nsw.gov.au/forest-dieback.

Less than 3 weeks to get your abstracts in for #ESA2025 - Australia's premier conference for #ecology and #conservation. We're looking forward to welcoming you in #Adelaide! esa2025.org.au/call-for-abs...

Interested in hashtag#emergency interventions for extreme events to protect hashtag#biodiversity? This symposium at hashtag#ESA2025 is for you. Organised by Claire Mason, Hugh Possingham, Libby Rumpff and me. biodiversityoceania.com/2025/06/24/e...

Very excited for PhD candidate Donna Fitzgerald for this opportunity to work with experts at NASA to study vegetation health. smartsatcrc.com/branching-ou...

Publication out on the effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests in natcomms.nature.com‬rdcu.be/enby2

Scholarships for #PhD projects to save the #biodiversity in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia, available now. If interested in working with me, project 5 will seek to ensure #ClimateResilient ecosystems. scholarships.adelaide.edu.au/Scholarships...

The MAK'IT #fellowships - MAK'IT Montpellier - are open. A great opportunity to collaborate with colleagues at the University of Montpellier in the broad area of #sustainable transitions! makit.edu.umontpellier.fr/en/calls-for...

Not sure what #RemoteSensing approach to use for your #vegetation assessment? Donna Fitzgerald of @UniversitySA provides some guidance in her recent systematic review focussing on #eucalypts. With Amelia Hurren and Stefan Peters onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Tree dieback in South Australia - where is it happening? We need your help! biodiversityoceania.com/2025/04/16/t...

Forest Dieback: an emerging problem (summary of our recent symposium) biodiversityoceania.com/2025/04/11/f...

Help shape #ESA2025. Only a couple more days left for submitting symposia. esa2025.org.au/call-for-sympo…

Australia's premier #conference in #ecology and #conservation is coming to #Adelaide !!!

Reminder: #PhD position in our group to work on #dieback of #eucalypts available (sorry, only Australian citizens and residents are eligible): www.unisa.edu.au/research/deg...

Our stringybark #eucalypt dieback team after a successful symposium on #dieback at the conference of the @ecolsocaus.bsky.social - with Chloe Bentze and Donna Fitzgerald

Only 1 week to go for our symposium on #forest #dieback at #ESA2024 kaigi.eventsair.com/QuickEventWe...

Excited to have a little piece on #climate change #refugia in the latest Australian Geographic...

Interested in tree #dieback caused by climate change and how it impacts ecosystems? Interested in joining our group for a #PhD project? Find out more (sorry, stipend is available for Australian citizens and residents only): www.unisa.edu.au/research/deg...

Refugia: how to best use them to protect biodiversity under climate change biodiversityoceania.com/2024/09/18/u...

Position in botany available at the University of Adelaide (not that there's another one in bioinformatics): careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

Research on integrating refugia in conservation planning to reduce extinctions under climate change with Diana Stralberg, Toni Lyn Morelli and Zoltán Bátori featuring in the news: www.nationaltribune.com.au/scientists-u...

Guide to using refugia from climate change to retain biodiverstiy in landscapes out in Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Greatly enjoyed working with Diana Stralberg, Toni Lyn Morelli, and Zoltán Bátori - leaders in the field.

CONGRATULATIONS to friend and colleague Nunia Moko of local NGO NatureFiji-MareqetiViti for being awarded by the Society for Conservation Biology for her extraordinary contributions to the conservation of Fiji's natural heritage! Well-deserved!!! scboceania.org/2024/07/2024...

Recent research suggests that #forest is resilient, yet vulnerable, to #cyclones #hurricanes #typhoons: biodiversityoceania.com/2024/07/08/t...

The taxon cycle suggests that today's invasive species may evolve into tomorrow's endemic species on islands. Find out more and how work with @jason_nge and @Thomas_P_Ibanez suggests that this is less likely on older islands. biodiversityoceania.com/2024/05/22/t...

April Highlights: workshop with leaders in research and stewardship of forests from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia to establish a Melanesian Observatory (MELANOBS). It was great catching up with colleagues and friends.

April Highlights: PhD candidate Chloe Bentze presenting with Donna Fitzgerald and me on the dieback of stringybark eucalypt trees during a visit to Brendan Choat and Belinda Medlyn lab groups at the Hawkesbury Institute of the Environment

Once they were giants.... Chloe Bentze is finding very few old growth stringybark eucalypt stands with big trees in her fieldwork on dieback in South Australia. Almost all stands were logged 60-100+ years ago

Relocated my keep cup from the Island Biology conference in Hawaii some 10 years ago. The Conference led to wonderful collaborations with Holger Kreft, @julianschrader.bsky.social, Patrick Weigelt and many others....

Helping University of South Australia PhD student Chloe Bentze to collect data on dieback in eucalypt stringybark trees in the Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia with Donna Fitzgerald and Michael Eguagie

Amazon rainforest could reach tipping point by 2050 !! Great study by Bernardo M. Flores et al. in Nature this week. "... by 2050, 10% to 47% of Amazonian forests will be exposed to compounding disturbances that may trigger unexpected ecosystem transitions ... " www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪🌎

Our Biodiversity Group meetings @UniSA are back. PhD candidate Donna Fitzgerald talking about all the exciting plants she saw in Western Australia, including the amazing Hakea victoria

Recovery of forests from cyclones/ hurricanes/ typhoons and #fire takes time and invasive species can be a problem: a case study from the Pacific. doi.org/10.2984/77.2.6

Birds at higher elevations more strongly defend their territory on an island in Fiji. Excellent work by PhD student Alivereti Naikatini www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

1/2 Bigfoot is probably a black bear. They have studied how sightings correlate for each state/province in the US and Canada. For every 1000 bears, the odds of seeing a Bigfoot (Sasquatch) increase by 4%. (paper) zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧪