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A Commodore computer and floppy discs … Kris French reminds the audience how
data was stored and analysed in the 1980s

Access to others’ data the way to answer the big questions

TERN fills a gap in the ‘wide open space’ in Australian landscape ecology for Professor Kris French, the President of the Ecological Society of Australia. ...
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Dr Vanessa Haverd speaking about CMAR's carbon and climate research

Carbon data improving models, research and policy

Dr Vanessa Haverd speaking about CMAR’s carbon and climate research Australia’s contribution to global carbon dioxide levels is largely through fossil-fuel emissions related to our ...
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Refocus research onto insects, invertebrates and micro-organisms

Lord Robert May addresses the delegates to the TERN symposium If we are serious about understanding the structure and function of ecosystems, we need to change ...
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TERN in ideal position to lead the world in IUCN assessment of ecosystems

TERN’s success in building networks, collaboration and sharing data could allow TERN to become a world leader in an initiative being established by the  International ...
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A pleasure watching progress of successful investment: chief scientist

Australia’s Chief Scientist, Professor Ian Chubb AC, welcomes people to the 2013 TERN Symposium Welcome one and all to the 2013 TERN Symposium. It has been ...
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The challenge of open data

If Alan Noble had his way, all publicly funded information, including scientific data, would be released under permissive licencing. Alan, the Engineering Director for Google ...
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Beta of ÆKOS data portal moves rapidly towards production

TERN Eco-informatics met a key milestone last month when it quietly released the first beta (pre-production) version of the data portalof the Australian Ecological Knowledge ...
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People watching green turtle Chelonia mydas returning to the ocean after nesting on the beach, Montebello and Barrow Islands Marine Conservation Reserves, Western Australia

A new port of call for turtle data

A marine biodiversity survey team from Western Australia’s Department of Environment and Conservation with a turtle in the Montebello Archipelago, Western Australia. The National Marine Turtle Database ...
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Ideas and influence: how can scientific knowledge shape policy?

Should science – and scientists – have a greater influence on public policy, specifically environmental policy, in Australia? If so, how might this be achieved? ...
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Your opportunity to help transform Australian ecosystem science: the 2013 TERN Symposium

Australian ecosystem science is changing. At a time when the need for science to help understand and solve ecosystem problems has never been greater, our ...
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