Tag Archives: Blue Mountains

The Conversation: Despite years of rain, Blue Mountains forests still haven’t recovered from the Black Summer megafires

Brook Mitchell/Getty Emily Simpson, University of Sydney; Aaron Greenville, University of Sydney; Chris Dickman, University of Sydney, and Glenda Wardle, University of Sydney For three years before the Black Summer megafires of 2019–20, cool season rainfall in southeastern Australia was … Continue reading

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

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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Not another blog?!

I have finally succumbed to the temptation of writing a blog. Not another blog?! –  I hear you say. Well yes. I am writing this as helicopters fly over head and sirens scream up the highway, off fighting a bush … Continue reading

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