Category Archives: Ecology

Writings that are ecology related

PhD Opportunities: Understanding ‘Greenspots’ to Increase Climate Change Resilience and Persistence of Threatened Biodiversity in Arid New South Wales

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Aaron Greenville

Love working in wild and remote Australia?   Would you like to understand and improve the conservation of threatened arid flora and fauna?  We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate Ph.D. candidates for the Greenspots Project. The Greenspots Project examines the … Continue reading →

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PhD project opportunity: Can ecosystems recover under a changing wildfire regimes?

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Aaron Greenville

We are now in an era of rapid global environmental change, which is coupled with increases in extreme disturbance events, such as wildfires. The age of mega-fires has begun, with unprecedented burn extents and fire severity already occurring in Europe, … Continue reading →

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PhD project opportunity: developing an acoustic sensor network for post-megafire biodiversity recovery

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Aaron Greenville

Brief Project Summary:  We are now in an era of rapid global environmental change, which is coupled with increases in extreme disturbance events, such as wildfires. The age of mega-fires has begun, with unprecedented burn extents and fire severity already … Continue reading →

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Ecosystem Dynamics lab: Honours Opportunities 2021

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Aaron Greenville

Here at the Ecosystem Dynamics lab we are offering the following Honours projects: Can machine learning be used to accurately identify wildlife in remote camera trap images in a rapidly changing world? Machine learning (ML) techniques provide a powerful method … Continue reading →

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New paper: Simultaneously operating threats cannot predict extinction risk

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Aaron Greenville

Journal: Conservation Letters Abstract: Species afflicted by multiple threats are thought to face greater extinction risk. However, it is not known whether multiple threats operate antagonistically, additively, or synergistically, or whether they vary across different taxonomic and spatial scales. We … Continue reading →

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New paper! Class Conflict: Diffuse Competition between Mammalian and Reptilian Predators

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Aaron Greenville

Journal: Diversity Abstract: (1) Diffuse competition affects per capita rates of population increase among species that exploit similar resources, and thus can be an important structuring force in ecological communities. Diffuse competition has traditionally been studied within taxonomically similar groups, … Continue reading →

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New paper: Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Aaron Greenville

Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution Abstract: Australia’s 2019–2020 mega-fires were exacerbated by drought, anthropogenic climate change and existing land-use management. Here, using a combination of remotely sensed data and species distribution models, we found these fires burnt ~97,000 km2 of … Continue reading →

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New paper: Ecological forecasts to inform near‐term management of threats to biodiversity

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Aaron Greenville

Published in: Global Change Biology Abstract: Ecosystems are being altered by rapid and interacting changes in natural processes and anthropogenic threats to biodiversity. Uncertainty in historical, current and future  effectiveness of actions hampers decisions about how to mitigate changes to … Continue reading →

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Citizen science: how you can contribute to coronavirus research without leaving the house

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Aaron Greenville

Ayesha Tulloch, University of Sydney; Aaron Greenville, University of Sydney; Alice Motion, University of Sydney; Cobi Calyx, UNSW; Glenda Wardle, University of Sydney; Rebecca Cross, University of Sydney; Rosanne Quinnell, University of Sydney; Samantha Rowbotham, University of Sydney, and Yun-Hee … Continue reading →

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Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Aaron Greenville

New analysis led by Michelle Ward. Michelle Ward, The University of Queensland; Aaron Greenville, University of Sydney; April Reside, The University of Queensland; Ayesha Tulloch, University of Sydney; Brooke Williams, The University of Queensland; Emily Massingham, The University of Queensland; … Continue reading →

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