Berin Mackenzie

Research Scientist @nswenviromedia | PhD graduate @CES_UNSW | #NatGeoExplorer | Plant, fire & seed ecology – conservation biology – #WollemiPine | Views my own

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

Great to finally be able to share some details of the work @nswenviromedia and the #WollemiPine Recovery Team are doing to create additional populations of this iconic species and reduce its extinction risk. Huge thanks to #SavingOurSpecies and @InsideNatGeo for their support!

[@peterhannam1.bsky.social @p_hannam]

(New from me): Real sense of achievement’: The next step to preserve the #Wollemi pine https://t.co/BYMmSuLeFt

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

Check out this new and beautifully illustrated book on the #WollemiPine for young readers aged 6-9!
https://t.co/4RwAExyXgE
https://t.co/arAVAs7obK

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

@pete_cuneo @ooist7 @CES_UNSW Thanks so much Peter!

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

Finally got that ticket and now taking doctor’s appointments for all social and professional engagements 😉 Massive thanks to my amazing supervisors David, @ooist7 and Tony, and @CES_UNSW 🙏

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

@dieterhochuli @ooist7 @CES_UNSW Thanks Dieter!

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

Fantastic opportunity in a great team! Please share amongst your networks :)

[Jane DeGabriel @JaneDegabriel]

We are recruiting again! Temporary position for Scientist with expertise in botany/plant ecology or threatened ecological communities available in the awesome Conservation Science Team https://t.co/GDZgSsjkef

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

Finally submitted my PhD thesis on #SeedEcology and #FireSeasonality yesterday! Immense gratitude to everyone who’s helped me along the way—especially @natalia_pinello and my incredible mentors Tony Auld, David Keith and @ooist7
#PhDone @CES_UNSW #OoiEcologyLab @nswenviromedia

[NSW Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water @nswdcceew]

#SavingourSpecies and partners have translocated 41 seedlings of critically endangered Julian’s hibbertia (Hibbertia spanantha) to a secret Sydney location.

It’s hoped that this project will bolster the wild population to ensure the long-term survival of this species 🌱

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

@SarahKlistorner Thanks Sarah! This work is a collaboration between @CES_UNSW and @nswenviromedia including Tony Auld, David Keith and @ooist7. More to come very soon!

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

Integration of #fireseasonality (and #fireintensity due to its effect on soil heating) into current #firemanagement frameworks is urgently required to ensure best-practice conservation of fire-prone floras – especially for rare and threatened species
#bushfirescience #fireregime

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

#Fireseasonality can profoundly affect seedling emergence of species with physiological seed dormancy! We synthesized the key drivers into novel conceptual models to aid #firemanagement using #Boronia (#Rutaceae).

https://t.co/uQPfT8zC1T
@unswbees @nswenviromedia @BushfireHub

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

Effects of the seasonal/intra-seasonal timing of fire vary widely between species – even sympatric congeners. This calls for a nuanced approach to fire seasonality (i.e. month of occurrence cf. seasonal vs unseasonal fire) and data on a broader range of species/functional groups.

[NSW Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water @nswdcceew]

Two of our scientists Nicholas Carlile and Dr Terry O’Dwyer are joint winners in the NSW Premier’s Prizes for Science and Engineering 🏆Their scientific leadership helping secure the future of endemic birds on #LordHoweIsland. find out more here: https://t.co/aYJypUJmUD

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

“A society grows great when old men and women plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”

#WollemiPine #translocation #SavingOurSpecies

@nswenviromedia @InsideNatGeo #NPWS @AustralianBG @BlueMountainsBG @RBGSydney
https://t.co/0cB8RTtEtD

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

The published version is out now! A fantastic collaboration between @nswenviromedia #NPWS @CSIRO @RBGSydney @AustralianBG and the #WollemiPine Recovery Team.

https://t.co/gHVGbfYalL

[Berin Mackenzie @berinmack]

A preprint of our latest article on the ecology and conservation of the iconic #WollemiPine, including the current population structure, translocation efforts, and impacts of the Black Summer fires, is now online at: https://t.co/VvfOO6o5R4
@nswenviromedia #ThreatenedConifers

[NSW Climate Change, Energy, Environment & Water @nswdcceew]

Prof David Keith is one of Australia’s foremost experts in plant ecology and vegetation dynamics. He’s taken home a global gong from the @IUCN for excellence in #ecosystemmanagement. We're incredibly proud to have him on our team of talented scientists. https://t.co/gDgFJNskaC