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Growing old in a shrubland: gravity always wins
It’s sunny, it’s Sunday, and I’m writing a blog. How sad is that? Fortunately it’s not too bad as I’ve spent a couple of weeks in the field soaking up vitamin D. In lieu of an armchair ecology blog, I … Continue reading
Posted in Acacia, Cassinia, Ecology, Encroachment, Passive regeneration project, Regeneration, Research, Succession
Tagged Australia, biodiversity, conservation, environment, nature, plants
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Bush encroachment: a global view
Encroachment, thickening, desertification, densification, woody weed invasion. There’s no shortage of names for the process. But until lately there’s been a shortage of views on how dense regeneration by woody plants affects the world’s ecosystems. The dominant view can be … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Encroachment, Passive regeneration project, Regeneration, Research, Restoration
Tagged Australia, biodiversity, conservation, environment, nature
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Chronosequences: travelling forward in space and time
I had a fantastic day in the field last week: beautiful weather, great company and lots to see and learn. PhD student, Lisa Smallbone, took her supervisory team, Alison Matthews, John Morgan and I, to visit her field sites. Lisa … Continue reading
Growing biolinks for climate change
Climate change presents huge challenges for nature conservation. One important way to save species as climate change worsens is to maximize linkages or ‘connectivity’ between natural ecosystems. Initiatives such as Gondwana Link, the Great Eastern Ranges Initiative (or Alps to … Continue reading
That thickening phenomenon
If a tree grows in a forest, does anyone hear? Probably not. But everyone gets to see, thanks to satellite imagery. We recently used satellite images to see whether regenerating trees and shrubs were causing remnant woodlands to ‘thicken up’ … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Encroachment, Passive regeneration project, Regeneration, Research, Woodland
Tagged Australia, conservation, environment, nature
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Precious regeneration or woody weeds?
Native trees and shrubs have regenerated across a number of traditional farming areas near where we live. Is this ‘good’ or ‘bad’? Can passive regeneration deliver useful outcomes for biodiversity?
Posted in Cassinia, Ecology, Encroachment, Passive regeneration project, Regeneration, Research, Restoration, Woodland
Tagged Australia, biodiversity, conservation, environment, nature
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Regenerating naturally
In many parts of the world, ecosystems are regenerating naturally, without human help, after human disturbances have been removed. Those who like this sort of thing call it by many different names: natural regeneration, passive restoration or old-field succession. Those … Continue reading
Posted in Cassinia, Ecology, Encroachment, Passive regeneration project, Regeneration, Research, Restoration, Woodland
Tagged Australia, biodiversity, conservation, environment, nature
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