Michael Just

Curtin Post doc researching seed ecology, restoration, and conservation in threatened ecological communities. All views are my own.

[Ella Plumanns Pouton @ellapouton]

Are you interested in how fire shapes the seeds stored underneath us? Read our new work in @JAppliedEcology and @ConversationEDU (https://t.co/JXey9q8uio). We found fire frequency shapes the presence of seeds in the soil, related to species traits! https://t.co/MPQmBeon2x

[ARC CMSR @ARC_CMSR]

New paper from the CMSR! 📜🎉
"Customise the seeds, not the seeder: Pelleting of small-seeded species for ecological restoration"
https://t.co/YIrGUG0xWn
@smnpedrini @HayleeD16 @m_just_ @kingsleydixon1 @CurtinEandA

[Michael Just @m_just_]

📃 new paper! We got to really drill into the seed biology of this iconic top end species and explore some non-fire focused dormancy alleviation techniques in a physically dormant species. We're expanding some of these approaches to other Kimberly species, so watch this space!

[ConservationPhysiology @conphysjournal]

This new research in #ConPhys studied germination physiology in Cochlospermum fraseri: a deciduous 🌳 important to ecological restoration in northern Australia.

#PlantSci #Restoration #Ecology

Read it here👇
https://t.co/MbO9jty7xO

[Sean Tomlinson @madfuzz82]

Great stuff by @m_just_ and colleagues here in the @conphysjournal special issue on plant conservation physiology. Understanding the hydrothermal limits to germination provides critical mechanistic insight into how plants respond to climate

[Brenton von Takach @certhionyx]

More tiger 🐍 research from the research master Jari Cornelis:
https://t.co/dh3vLrYqO3

[Brenton von Takach @certhionyx]

📚 Myself and @benflips have some exciting PhD opportunities available in the field of genomics and spatial ecology. Please share widely!

🔬 Learn more about our team, projects, and opportunities here:
https://t.co/aRhwK55HAJ

#PhDopportunity #Genomics #Ecology #Research

[WolfgangLewandrowski @wolfski__]

Want to know about #insect community dynamics in #biodiverse #forest #ecosystems? ⁦@emily__tudor⁩ ⁦@madfuzz82⁩ ⁦@kingspark_wa⁩ https://t.co/IWIDsBd9Vs

[Brenton von Takach @certhionyx]

Happy, proud and exited to kick off a new project at Curtin University, working alongside Ben!

[CSIRO Publishing @CSIROPublishing]

Most read in #AusJBotany:

* Responses of peatland vegetation to fire
* Seed dormancy alleviation by warm stratification widens germination window in Mediterranean climate Rutaceae
* Recruitment of Melaleuca quinquenervia around Myall Lakes

#OpenAccess
https://t.co/nlnIkcXvSr

[Brenton von Takach @certhionyx]

I’ve always been suspicious that my sultanas weren’t evenly distributed in my cereal, and now I’ve proved it.
For the last 8 boxes/packs of Sultana Bran, I’ve counted the sultanas in each bowl 🥣. Get ready for your mind to be blown! 👇🤯 #cereal #RStats

[ARC Training Centre for Healing Country @Healing_Country]

Job alert! Apply for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate role @Healing_Country to research large scale #seed #based #research solutions that address the #restoration needs of #Indigenous research-users https://t.co/lawZDCw0O4

[Sabine Kasel @SabineKasel]

Fire cues do not play a strong role in the germination of soil stored seed banks in CTRFs. Disturbances such as treefalls and soil movement by fauna may be more important for germination via mechanical seed abrasion and/or exposure to increased light. https://t.co/WVe9FJmmd9

[Rob Davis @Dr_Rob_Davis]

Meanwhile in Perth we were blessed with an excellent green belt strategy called Bush Forever that has been systematically destroyed by successive governments to now make Perth host of the least tree canopy of any Australian capital city.

[A/Prof Phil Zylstra @Phil_Zylstra]

A lot of eucalypt forests naturally limit bushfires if they're allowed to mature. We worked out how they do it, and how we can tap into that to mitigate fire risk. 1/6
https://t.co/6aTr6iQVse

[Michael Just @m_just_]

📝Seed dormancy types can predict how species respond to seasonal variation in climate. Check out our new paper on dormancy alleviation in southwest Australian Rutaceae 🌱🇦🇺 https://t.co/ciclmMDgJ4

[Haylee D'Agui @HayleeD16]

Great talk by Dr @m_just_ tonight on 'Overcoming barriers to the use of seed in ecological restoration' at the Wildflower Society Murdoch Branch 🌱🌱

[Damian Lettoof @LettsGetSnakes]

Had a great first week of my postdoc at @CSIRO! I’m researching the impact of PFAS and metals on urban 🐸, using an ‘omics/systems biology approach to understand mechanisms and response. Supervised by @DJB_OzMetabo @tomwals76377647 @DrBruceWebber & @AnnaKaksonen #teamfrog

[Michael Just @m_just_]

Happy little Styphelia epacridis (Ericaceae) from a punnet trial

[Brenton von Takach @certhionyx]

It's that orchid time of year again!

[ARC CMSR @ARC_CMSR]

CONGRATS DR JUST! @m_just_ has passed his PhD and is approved to graduate! Thesis: Understanding the Seed Ecology of Southwest Australian Rutaceae to Improve Restoration in a Biodiversity Hotspot, supervisors: @Triffid_RE, @kingsleydixon1, David Merritt, Shane Turner