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These underwater disasters can trigger coral bleaching and massive fish kills.
When we lose insect species without even knowing they existed, we will never know where they lived, what they looked like, how they interacted with other species or the impact they had on ecosystems.
From oyster reefs to bandicoot grasslands, many Australian ecosystems no longer exist. Restoring nature is a good goal – but we cannot return to the past.
A new study suggests the world’s mangrove forests are expanding.
Is the evolution of excrement the reason we exist?
Brazil holds 12% of the world’s freshwater reserves and yet growing water insecurity reveals some of the country’s deepest sanitation inequalities, which are particularly relevant to Marajó, its largest coastal island.
The pint-sized pookila faces uncertainty in Queensland, as two experts explain.
Animals that feed on infected carcasses could be accelerating the spread of the H5N1 strain.
Relocating trees to protect forests struggling with climate change seems promising, but the extreme complexity of ecosystems poses challenges.
A hotter, drier and more fire-prone future is putting these unique trees at risk.
The arrival of the H5N1 strain may threaten our most vulnerable species.
An ecologist explains how Australia can curb the spread of the H5N1 strain.
The use of artificial intelligence tools is among the top emerging issues in biodiversity conservation.
Beyond the sunlit ocean lies a vast abyss where organisms have to recycle every scrap available.
Colour, smell and duration of sea foam are all signs of local environmental health.
Some parts of this epic coral reef system weren’t even where the greatest reefs are found today. But remnants have survived.
In the wake of the WHO’s One Health summit, a new atlas explores the interdependency between environmental, health and food security issues, and strategies for supporting sustainability and the welfare of all life forms.
Through fossilized tooth enamel, scientists are reconstructing the diets and landscapes that existed millions of years ago. We really are what we eat.
When sediment is stirred up, the effects ripple through the ecosystem.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Global Ecology, University of Sydney
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ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Research fellow, Charles Sturt University
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Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Node Leader in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
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Associate Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland