The Ecological Society of Australia conference is rapidly approaching, and TERN is proud to be both a major sponsor and a participant. Read on to find out about our workshop on publishing your research data via TERN and where else you are likely to find TERN, including at the long-term ecological research workshop and presenting on topics like the Threatened Species Index.
‘Renewal’ is the theme of this year’s annual conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA), online from 22 – 26 November. The 2021 conference will feature a diverse range of applications of ecology that explore our relationships with each other and with nature, as our land recovers from fire, drought and flood.
ESA’s President Dr Bek Christensen says:
“The conference will be a great opportunity for us all to be renewed at the end of another challenging year! Through the keynotes and presentations, it will showcase the breadth, depth, and excellence of ecological research and practice from our community.
As well as hearing about all this work, I’m looking forward to using the networking opportunities to re-connect with people, which has always been a highlight of our ESA conferences.”
Dr Bek Christensen, President, Ecological Society of Australia
TERN is pleased to continue its long-standing affiliation with ESA’s annual conferences and is mid-way through its three-year major sponsorship arrangement.
In addition to conference sponsorship, the agreement also allocates funds that will allow ESA to support an annual event for long-term research ecologists in Australia and the activities of the Australian LTER Community of Practice (read more about how to get involved in the AusLTER workshop below).
There are some specific TERN events during the week that we’d like to bring to your attention:
Workshop - Publishing data in TERN
Workshop - Long live ecology: the case for an Australian long-term ecological research (LTER) Community of Practice
Presentations featuring TERN
A number of presentations throughout the week describe advances in Australian ecosystem science enabled by TERN’s infrastructure. We’d specifically like to draw your attention to the following presentations:
- Ayesha Tulloch
Tuesday, 23 November, 11:59 AEDT
Open Forum: THREATENED SPECIES.
‘The continuation of Australia’s Threatened Species Index’
- Sally O’Neill
Tuesday, 23 November, 14:28 AEDT
Open Forum: CONSERVATION ECOLOGY (2)
‘Standardising environmental monitoring and data systems for NRM practitioners: how ecologists and service providers can benefit from TERN’s protocols developed for DAWE.’ - Richard Lucas
Tuesday, 23 November, 15:31 AEDT
Symposium: PERSPECTIVES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC ACCOUNTING IN AUSTRALIA
‘Linking land cover change to land and ecosystem accounts.’
- Shawan Chowdhury
Tuesday, 23 November, 17:07 AEDT
Open Forum: CONSERVATION POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
‘EcoAssets: Research data for environmental indicators
- Kristen Williams
Thursday, 25 November, 11:59 AEDT
REMOTE SENSING IN ECOLOGY (1)
‘Using satellite-based remote sensing and modelling to estimate habitat condition, change and trends.’ - Stuart Phinn
Thursday, 25 November, 13:04 AEDT
Symposium: REMOTE SENSING IN ECOLOGY (1)
‘Translating Ecological Remote Sensing for Monitoring and Managing Disturbance and Recovery in Australian Ecosystems.’ - Elisa Bayraktarov
Thursday, 25 November, 14:43 AEDT
Open Forum: ECOLOGICAL MODELLING (1)
‘EcoCommons – the platform of choice for ecological and environmental modelling.’ - Tina Parkhurst
Friday, 26 November, 11:15 AEDT
Open Forum: ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
‘Recovery of woody but not herbaceous native flora ten years post old-field restoration.’ - Ben Sparrow
Friday, 26 November, 11:40 AEDT
Symposium: VEGETATION INFORMATION SUPPORTING CLASSIFICATION AND MAPPING – ROAD TO RECOVERY (1)
‘Standardisation and collaboration are key to effective continental-scale long-term vegetation mapping.’
- Donna Lewis
Friday, 26 November, 12:01 AEDT
Symposium: VEGETATION INFORMATION SUPPORTING CLASSIFICATION AND MAPPING – ROAD TO RECOVERY (1)
‘Developing a vegetation typology for the Northern Territory using numerical analyses of plot-based data.’
- Jamie Cleverly
Friday, 26 November, 12:07 AEDT
Open Forum: CLIMATE CHANGE (2)
‘High temperature versus high vapour pressure deficit stress in Acacia aptaneura during drought-induced mortality.’
- Jenny Davis
Friday, 26 November, 12:07 AEDT
Open Forum: DECISION MAKING TOOLS AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
‘The conservation challenge of protecting recently discovered subterranean wetlands and stygofauna in northern Australia.’
TERN will also have an online exhibit and we look forward to engaging with you in break times and answering your questions.
We look forward to seeing you online at this year’s ESA…
