Facing pressures in both marine and terrestrial environments, the marbled murrelet is listed as threatened under Canada’s Species at Risk Act.
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Effective conservation of old-growth ecosystems will work best if it considers their varied ecology.
New research shows that fire follows fire in the Australian Alps, and old-growth forests are less flammable.
When Europeans first arrived in Australia’s Southwest, they found vast tracts of huge jarrah trees. Now, after logging and dwindling rainfall, only a handful of these giants remain.
From reef dredging, to shark culling, to opening old-growth forests to logging, environmental policies are leaving Australia’s wildlife exposed to threats. The reason, we propose, is that society and government…
Large, older trees have been found to grow faster and absorb carbon dioxide more rapidly than younger, smaller trees, despite the previous view that trees’ growth slowed as they developed. Research published…
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Molecular and Life Sciences and ARC Centre for Mine Site Restoration., Curtin University
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Professor, School of BioSciences and Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professorial Fellow, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Executive Director, Long Term Ecological Research Network; Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
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Conservation Science Coordinator, University of Florida
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PhD Candidate, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia