Tag Archives: Professor Corey Bradshaw

Marine forests dropping off the edge

By Kate | Published: November 28, 2011
Read more at ConservationBytes “This is probably a little late in terms of breaking news, but it’s good fodder for a blog post nonetheless. I’ve done several posts now on the value (and threats) of marine macroalgae (seaweeds) – the last one hinted that a major paper was imminent regarding the fate of one of the [...]
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No substitute for untouched tropical forests

By Kate | Published: September 23, 2011
Read more at The Environment Institute “Over the past 50 years, South-East Asia has suffered the greatest losses of biodiversity of any tropical region in the world. A study, published today in the journal ‘Nature‘, involves research from the Environment Institute’s Professor Corey Bradshaw and Professor Barry Brook, University of Adelaide. The study highlights the importance of [...]
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Recognising differing viewpoints in a rapidly changing world

By Kate | Published: August 22, 2011
Read more at ConservationBytes “Is oil palm bad? Is protecting tropical forests more important than converting them for economic development? Should we spike trees to make sure no one cuts them down? Answers to these questions depend on which side of the argument you’re on. But often people on either side of [...]
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Drive the future of biodiversity research

By Kate | Published: August 2, 2011
Read more at ConservationBytes “My colleague, Professor Alan Cooper of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, has a few funky PhD positions available in high-tech biodiversity applications. We are looking for interested graduate students, who are highly motivated and enjoy independent and unusual research in the general areas below. An interest in evolution and [...]
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Reforesting wealthy countries for the common good

By Kate | Published: July 7, 2011
Read more at ConservationBytes “The Coalition of Financially Challenged Countries with Lots of Trees, known as ‘CoFCCLoT’, representing most of the world’s remaining tropical forests, is asking wealthy nations to share global responsibilities and reforest their land for the common good of stabilizing climate and protecting biodiversity. “We are willing to play [...]
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The rarity paradox

By Kate | Published: June 27, 2011
Read more at ConservationBytes “My friend and colleague at the Centre National de Recherche Scientfique (CNRS), Laboratoire d’Ecologie Systématique & Evolution based at the Université Paris-Sud in France, Dr. Franck ‘Allee Effect‘ Courchamp, has asked me to help him out finding a suitable candidate for what sounds like a very cool job. If you’re in [...]
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Know thy threat

By Kate | Published: June 17, 2011
Read more at ConservationBytes “Here’s another great guest post by Megan Evans of UQ – her previous post on resolving the environmentalist’s paradox was a real hit, so I hope you enjoy this one too. The reasons for the decline of Australia’s unique biodiversity are many, and most are well known. Clearing of vegetation for urban [...]
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World Environment Day

By Kate | Published: June 8, 2011
Read more at The Environment Institute “Sunday June 5 is World Environment Day, this year’s theme is ‘Forests: Nature At Your Service’. Read on to find out how researchers at The Environment Institute are looking at ways of restoring our forests. World Environment Day (WED) is an annual event that is aimed at [...]
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Demise of the Australian ERA journal rankings

By Kate | Published: June 8, 2011
Read more at ConservationBytes.com “Earlier this week Australian Senator Kim Carr (Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) announced the removal of the somewhat controversial ERA rankings for scientific journals. Early last year I posted about the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) journal rankings for ecology and conservation journals. To remind you, the ERA [...]
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Infinite planet theory

By Kate | Published: May 30, 2011
Read more at ConservationBytes.com “Few people have read the dense volumes published by the economist Milton Mountebank, but his work has affected you, me and every single person on the planet. Dr. Mountebank has revolutionized economic thought, and now he has been recognized for his singular efforts. Yesterday at a gala [...]
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