Category Archives: Savanna

Steve Packard was my Steve Jobs

Posted on 18/05/2012 by

Who was it? Who first rocked your boat, flipped your lid, pushed your button, turned you on? (Intellectually, of course). Were you shaken by the medium (a sassy speaker) or the message (a call to arms)? Either way, someone special … Continue reading →

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Fire and rain: what makes a woodland?

Posted on 01/12/2011 by

One of the most famous historical quotes on vegetation dynamics in Australia is Thomas Mitchell’s passage on fire, grass and trees. “Fire, grass, kangaroos, and human inhabitants, seem all dependent on each other for existence in Australia; for any one … Continue reading →

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