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For the residents of Richmond in Sydney’s western suburbs, the peculiar sight of cranes and other structures rising from their local woodland has become normal. ...

Fires burn across Kakadu savanna Northern Australian know-how on controlling burning in savannas to minimise the release of carbon to the atmosphere is about to ...

More than 600 of Australia’s ecologists descended on Melbourne for the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) from 3 to 7 December. ...

We’ve just released the first detailed program for the 2013 TERN Symposium. It’s a packed two-day schedule with over 100 presenters from a huge range ...

The problem: diverse, non-collaborative approaches to Australian ecosystem science questions often result in duplication of effort, confusion around conclusions, uncertainty about precision and, ultimately, the ...

Much of the information and data collected on Australia’s soils is like the soil itself – old, vulnerable and only very good in places. Our ...

Australian scientists have only recently begun collecting environmental data in the detail needed to understand the biological and chemical processes (and their feedbacks) that are ...

Australia’s biodiversity and ecosystems are recognised globally for their diversity and unique character. The Multi-Scale Plot Network (MSPN) facility of TERN has established consistent, coordinated ...

Many emerging national environmental problems require a broad coverage of ecological data so we can adequately address them. Ecological data are data intensive, generally expensive ...

Numerical models are key tools for decision makers in areas as disparate as weather forecasting, water security, ecosystem impacts, and climate mitigation and adaptation. They ...