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Australia’s summer weather heats up

Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick gives us the run down of what is expected to be Australia's hottest hummer on record.

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Path to prosperity for planet and people if Earth’s critical resources are better shared: report.

Cities and businesses have the power to play a crucial role and become the “stewards” of critical Earth systems by demonstrating how they can reduce their environmental impact on the planet.

 
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A nose for ecology

How an ecologist's dog transformed her PhD project.

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Leadbeater’s possum
Thursday, 15 Oct 2015
  • Research story

Scientists in the Conservation and Landscape Ecology Group at the Fenner School specialize in long-term empirical studies of biodiversity response in different kinds of landscapes – including those dominated by plantations, agriculture and national park management.

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Tuesday, 13 Oct 2015
  • Research story

Fires raging across the countryside through forests and farms create headlines around the world when they invade cities and towns and create mayhem. 

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Jasmin and the Vertical Greenery System
Monday, 12 Oct 2015
  • Education story

Green spaces in cities has shifted to the use of actual building surfaces.

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Old tree in urban greenspace
Friday, 09 Jan 2015
  • Student profile

Darren Le Roux's PhD, is investigating the biodiversity sensitivity of the urban greenspace. 

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Palm cockatoo
Friday, 09 Jan 2015
  • Student profile

Combining genetic and GIS methods to look for similarities and differences in cultural behaviours such as vocalisations and courtship ‘dance’ routines.

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Dust storm
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2014
  • Research story

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.

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Juvenile swift parrot
Tuesday, 25 Nov 2014
  • Research story

Evolutionary approaches to practical conservation.

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Tree plantation
Thursday, 03 Jul 2014
  • Research story

Research by Fenner School scholars published last week in the prestigious journal Climatic Change quantifies the trade-offs between sustaining water resources and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Australia.

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Penguin
Tuesday, 25 Feb 2014
  • Education story

Long-distance travel lets species track comfortable climates.

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