A collab. between biodiversity experts & 170 volunteers has shone a light on the natural wonders of WA’s south-west in the #Walpole#BioBlitz, including remarkable carbon-rich peat soils and associated wetlands.
https://t.co/JM9tfbisnC
@em_hoffmann@PierreHorwitz@NickiJMitch
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We have 8 exciting opportunities to join the PEAT project as a PhD student, based either at @BiolSci_UWA or at @CPPP_ECU.
If your background is botany, entomology, soil science, genetics, AI, cultural studies, geochemistry or hydrology, then we have a niche for you!
#saveleepoint
We need to protect old growth savanna woodland in Greater Darwin to make sure the very thing most of us love about living in Darwin remains for us, and future generations.
@tanya_plibersek you have the power to stop this. Please do so, and listen to the community!
Traditional Owners have made an emergency application to Australia’s Environment Minister, @tanya_plibersek, to immediately halt the desecration of Aboriginal cultural heritage at Lee Point in Darwin. #SaveLeePoint#LeePoint@EnviroCentreNT
https://t.co/t0CM1NWqru
The Arnhem Land gorges skink was recently named one of Australia’s most threatened vertebrates. Working with Traditional Owners @TerritoryNRM conducted targeted surveys across Kakadu National Park. What did they discover? Find out from @em_hoffmann at #ESAus23!
📷️: Chris Jolly
Less than 10 days left to apply for our #PhD positions in mine #restoration, population genetics, and invertebrate and amphibian #ecology! If you're interested in any of these topics and conservation, please get in touch.
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There are lots of things to consider when deciding to get involved in a new project: will it deliver real-world impact, is there potential for high-impact papers and academic kudos, and most importantly... will I get a project t-shirt?! The Arnhem Rock Skink project is a winner!
We warmly congratulate Associate Professor Nicki Mitchell of the School of Biological Sciences for being named to the Lead Council of the newly launched national Biodiversity Council. https://t.co/zFEr7gC49w
Excited to share that I’ve recently joined @TerritoryNRM on a search for the endangered Arnhem Land gorges skink – one of Australia’s most threatened reptiles🦎A big collaboration with @kdixonEcology NT Gov @LukeEinoder @Ross2Billy @brettpmurphy @eco_jolly @certhionyx
Any ecology peeps know where we can get some (seemingly rare) Hygrochron iButton temp+humidity loggers? We require >20 for a project on the endangered Arnhem Land Gorges Skink🦎 Does anyone have any they'd be willing for our team to use/rent/buy? Please share! (Photo @eco_jolly)
@SoraviaCamilla@mandy_ridley @CornishJackdaws @Ben_Ashton9 So glad to see you're heading over for your fieldwork! What an amazing opportunity!! I wish I was available 🤩🐦