Monthly Archives: August 2011

Dancing with flames: Callitris, fire and Patrick Swayze

Posted on 28/08/2011 by

In a tough neighbourhood, there’s just four ways to survive… You can hide (wimpy, but it works). Like Batfink, you can be tougher than everyone else: ‘Your bullets cannot harm me. My wings are like a shield of steel’. If … Continue reading →

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Art vs Science: von Guérard’s pot plants

Posted on 06/08/2011 by

Many ecologists would kill for an accurate ‘scientific’ description of native grasslands and woodlands before European settlement. These threatened ecosystems have been so cleared and disturbed that it is impossible to know what they looked like originally. How abundant were … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Ecology, Forest history, Grassland, Historical ecology, Landscape painting, Woodland | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments