News items and research publications from the NRM world
Research article in Ecosphere on positive severity feedback between consecutive fires in dry eucalypt forests of southern Australia
Research article in PLOS ONE on global trends and future prospects local and indigenous ecological knowledge
Research article in Forests on long-term effect of prescribed burning regimes and logging on coarse woody debris in south-eastern Australia
Research article in e-Life on landscape genomic prediction for restoration of a Eucalyptus foundation species under climate change
Discussion article in The Conversation on children living in green neighbourhoods are less likely to develop asthma
Discussion article in Anthropocene on rethinking farm locations could save up to 88% of future biodiversity loss
Discussion article in Ecology is not a dirty word on misconceptions of ecosystem services – they involve humans and multiple scales too
Research article in Australasian Journal of Water Resources on coastal reservoirs as a potential water storage option in Australia
Research article in Conservation Biology on approaching marine mammal conservation through years of research and public awareness
Research article in Conservation Letters on the role of participation and social networks in community-based conservation
Research article in Ecological Economics on improving incentives for green investment
Research article in Ecosphere on patterns of diversity along a habitat size gradient in a biodiversity hotspot
Research article in Australasian Journal of Water Resources on reframing stormwater drainage as an integrated management of the urban water cycle
Research article in Environmental Science & Policy on supporting city administrators and citizens towards more climate adaptation
Research article in Forests on whether land management strategies can promote desired ecological conditions under changing climates and altered fire regimes
Research article in Freshwater Biology on basin-scale environmental water delivery in the Murray-Darling – a hydrological perspective
Research article in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution on mitigating wildlife-vehicle collisions using wildlife warning reflectors
Research article in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences on why extreme rainfall under climate change negatively affects water security
Research article in Land Use Policy on a systematic review of 54 contemporary landscape characterisation approaches from around the world
Research article in Nature Communications on the steady increase in frequency and duration of marine heatwaves over the past century
Research article in Organic Geochemistry on the origins of waxy bitumen that has been stranded on southern Australian beaches
Research article in Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation on reviewing the main drivers that can negatively impact bird population restoration – insights from researchers and practitioners
Research article in PLOS ONE on the ecological services of plants in parks for climate control and recreation
Research article in Conservation Letters on using wicked problem thinking for holistic management of conservation conflict
Research article in Current Forest Reports on carbon in the coastal seascape – how interactions between mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and tidal marshes influence carbon storage
Discussion article in the American Geophysical Union Blog on using satellites to help mitigate river floods
Discussion article in The Conversation on being a guide to water sources and water quality in arid places
Discussion article in Conservation International on collaborating with the surfing community to save marine habitats
Discussion article in Ecology is not a dirty word on the limitations of using Altmetrics to measure research impact
Research article in Conservation Biology on alternatives to biodiversity offsets for mitigating the effects of urbanisation on stream ecosystems
Discussion article from CSIRO on the slow but sure environmental benefits of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
Research article in Conservation Letters on overstating the value of the IUCN Red List for business decision making
Discussion article in Anthropocene on focussing our attention away from bees and onto vertebrate pollinators
Research article in Australasian Journal of Water Resources on current issues for the planning and management of water resource systems for liveable cities
Research article in Biological Conservation on the lack of evidence behind most recommendations to stop human conflict in conservation areas
Discussion article in The Conversation on how much money trees save in cities
Research article in Conservation Biology on concepts, challenges and emerging themes of restoration ecology
Research article in Nature Communications on burned forests impacting water supplies
Research article in Global Ecology and Conservation on local costs of conservation exceeding those borne by the global majority
Research article in Environmental Research Letters on a global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30m
Latest edition of Decision Point (UQ) including articles on linking monitoring to decision making and fire management decision making
Research article in Conservation Letters on the next generation of conservation technology
Discussion article in The Conversation on the surprising benefits of predators to help farmers and reduce car crashes
Research article in Conservation Letters on present and future biodiversity risks from fossil fuel exploitation
Research article in Ecology on the duality of ocean acidification as a resource and a stressor
Research article in Ecology and Evolution on impact of environmental factors in birdsong acquisition using automated recorders
Research article in Ecological Economics on the economic value of improved climate information in adaptation decisions
Research article in Ecosphere on the formation of litter crusts and its multifunctional ecological effects in a desert ecosystem
Research article in Environmental Science & Policy on drawing lessons for environmental policy integration and prospects for future research
Research article in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences on assessing green and blue water – interactions and balance between human and nature
Research article in Land Use Policy on how land clearing practices alter over time during a policy change
Research article in PLOS ONE on recognising social vulnerability in watershed planning
Research article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on a framework on how landholders select species to plant to maximise profits from ecosystem outputs
Research article in Ecology and Evolution on the use, misuse and abandonment of the concept of ‘habitat’
Research article in PLOS ONE on understanding the types, degree and stages of water stress that impact wheat yields
Research from the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities on using stormwater to irrigate the flight strips to maintain appropriate vegetative cover and to assess the possibility of expanding irrigation to the large buffers around Adelaide airport
Research article in Ecology on increasing connectivity between metapopulation ecology and landscape ecology
Discussion article in Nature on using robotic fish to observe real fish at close range without startling them
Research article in Biological Conservation on just conservation – what is it and should we pursue it?
The latest Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network newsletter has just been released including articles on Australia’s newest globally consistent ecosystem map, and forecasting nature just as we forecast the weather
Research article in PLOS ONE on a case study to determine if invasive plants really threaten river bank vegetation