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Monitoring ecological change: a view from the streets
Imagine you live in the year 2063. You want to understand how the distribution of tree species changed in the past 50 years, to help you to assess the impacts of climate change. What kind of data would...
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Wonders of the Big Wet
In July, I invited readers to send in observations about how the ‘Big Wet’ years of 2010-2011 affected native vegetation in their local area. Many readers submitted fantastic comments, which I promised...
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Drought, dieback and insect attack
In 2010, Craig Allen and colleagues published ‘the first global assessment of recent tree mortality attributed to drought and heat stress’ (Allen et al. 2010). In this fantastic paper, the authors...
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Snapshots of change: repeat photography competition
I know what you didn’t do last summer. You forgot to take a photo. Remember how dry it was last summer? Drought-stressed trees shed their leaves on dry hill slopes across central Victoria. Many readers...
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50 shades of green: cooling the suburbs
How many trees are in your suburb: lots, a few, not enough? What about that suburb over the river, are there more trees there? As summer heatwaves hit, the benefits from shady urban trees grow more and...
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The night the cold killed the mallee: extreme events & climate change
My toes knows it’s cold outside. Me nose knows too. And me ear. Our thin nylon tent holds little warmth. Last night the mercury fell to –2°C in the mallee. Cold on the extremities, but not cold in the...
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Climate change and natural areas: 90 things we don’t want to lose
It’s a simple philosophy. The things we share are the things we save. The topics we discuss are the topics we deal with. The ideals we neglect? They fade away. What would you miss the most, if...
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In the future, how will restorationists think about the past?
It’s easy to argue that history has a bigger influence on why we restore ecosystems than on how we restore them. As climate change intensifies, that distinction will grow. Information from the past...
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Helping nature adapt to a new climate
“Victoria is blessed with an amazing environment: from the alps to the mallee, tall forests to deep oceans, from rocky hills to fertile farmlands, wilderness, and urban parks. Nature at its best. These...
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