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9 Jan 2015
Darren Le Roux's PhD, is investigating the biodiversity sensitivity of the urban greenspace.
9 Jan 2015
Combining genetic and GIS methods to look for similarities and differences in cultural behaviours such as vocalisations and courtship ‘dance’ routines.
25 Nov 2014
Dust storms, dust hazes or the back paddock blowing, seem to be a part of life for many Australians. But dust is the ‘business end’ of wind erosion.
25 Nov 2014
Evolutionary approaches to practical conservation.
3 Jul 2014
Research by Fenner School scholars published last week in the prestigious journal Climatic Change quantifies the trade-offs between sustaining water resources...
25 Feb 2014
Long-distance travel lets species track comfortable climates.
23 Oct 2013
in Australia there has been a lack of Long-term ecological studies, with few running more than 25 years and even less of those replicating plots from different...
24 Jan 2013
After much hard work I had the good fortune to find that the Fenner School was home to Professor Robert Heinsohn, who had previously done research with lions...
23 Jan 2013
Combating climate change is a global challenge, yet the impacts will fall most heavily on poor and vulnerable populations.
23 Jan 2013
Humanity faces the daunting challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050. Experts forecast that by then, about 70 per cent of the population will live in...
23 Jan 2013
The growth of China’s cities is increasing wealth in the country, but it's coming at a cost. The economic boom is forcing farmers to move aside and make...
23 Jan 2013
PhD scholar Kevin MacFarlane is investigating why Central Kalahari lions enter areas in and around farms and kill livestock.