Monthly Archives: January 2012

Fire and rain #2: water for ironbarks

Posted on 20/01/2012 by

Here’s a big question to think about. Picture your favorite ecosystem, perhaps it’s a grassland, a heathland or a wet forest. Which ecological process has the biggest impact on how your ecosystem changes over time? Presumably, the process you selected … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Ecology, Eucalyptus, Fire, Forest, Ironbark, Research | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Science: the language of miscommunication

Posted on 11/01/2012 by

I often mangle the English language really bad. Take the following sentence. If you had to put it in your own words, how would you say it? I read of a scheme to manipulate aerosols to reduce positive feedbacks between … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Communication, Research | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments