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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra
@philzyl.bsky.social
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Fire scientist and forest ecologist learning how to cooperate with country.

My work, thoughts and funding are independent, but I'm associated with Curtin University and ANU.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Nov 9
Our work shows how forests have naturally reduced fire risk over millions of years, and how we can work with them to counter the impacts of climate change.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Mechanisms by which growth and succession limit the impact of fire in a south‐western Australian forested ecosystem
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Reposted by David Neumark, Philip Zylstra

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Dec 8
Collective punishment directed at Jewish-Australian places of worship, leading to the destruction of a building, is fundamentally wrong.

Israel collectively punishing the people of Palestine, leading to the deaths of tens of thousands of people, including thousands of children, is also wrong.
PM and senior minister say Melbourne synagogue firebombing appears to be terrorism
Anthony Albanese and Murray Watt made the comments in the wake of the attack on Adass Israel but security agencies are yet to determine the motive
www.theguardian.com

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jul 3
Some parts, yes. Mostly where microclimates used to keep things too moist to burn, but the hotter conditions dry them out.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jun 16
We're cheering you on from Australia.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Apr 8
A top 10 cited article in the journal Functional Ecology! Our work on ecological control theory shows how forests can suppress fire if left undisturbed.

Reposted by Philip Zylstra

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Mar 23
CARTOON OF THE DAY

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Mar 21
If you're on the NSW north coast and care about forests, come join us in Bellingen this Sunday.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Feb 28
Trump telling Zelenski "you're gambling with WWIII" is about the clearest threat we could have asked for. Look what you're going to do if you don't give me what I want.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Feb 9
Hi Lucy, I'd love to talk more on this if you're able. Feel free to DM, or contact me via email.
staffportal.curtin.edu.au/staff/profil...
Staff Portal | Public Staff Profile
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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Feb 5
Will Australia distance itself from the convicted felon proposing ethnic cleansing to turn their land into a "Riviera"?
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/p...
Trump says US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip and doesn’t rule out using American troops | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip — possibly with the help of American troops — while the Palestinians who live there should leave, a stunning pr...
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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jan 30
It's going to be interesting if he keeps pushing on Greenland. That's going to wedge us from the EU, and it feels like such a simple way to fracture NATO. I agree though - even if Albo gets a spine, a lot of voters might choose Dutton/Trump/Putin. I'd love to know how close we are to that cliff.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jan 27
I think that was also a criticism of the bishop who asked Trump to have mercy. They find that stuff the most offensive.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jan 27
Trump's proposal for ethnic cleansing of Palestine.

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Will Yeates @wyeates.bsky.social · Jan 27
US president has suggested Palestinians should leave Gaza for neighbouring countries to ‘just clean out’ whole strip
Trump’s Gaza proposal rejected by allies and condemned as ethnic cleansing plan
US president has suggested Palestinians should leave Gaza for neighbouring countries to ‘just clean out’ whole strip
buff.ly

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jan 25
youtube.com/shorts/KUtk2...
I’m kind of a big deal | Anchorman (2004) Will Ferrell | Ron Burgundy
YouTube video by Born to Watch - A Movie Podcast
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Jan 25
"Elon Musk could throw a nazi salute in the white house and media outlets would still try to rationalise it as an accident" feels like something I would tweet in 2019 and 30 guys named Andrew would tell me off for being hyperbolic

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jan 25
Could he have factored that in, but seeing what he can do without oversight in the meantime?

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jan 11
Cool! I was wondering if you were here too. Thanks for chasing me up.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jan 11
I agree. The Exodus is a predictable action, so there is a chance we're being managed.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jan 8
Expansion? The rest of the world is watching Trump progress from talking like a dictator into the next stage of discussion about invasion. How is it that the NYT are so submissive in their reporting?

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Jan 8
If you own shares in a company but work for the Government, is it ok to get the Government to buy up shares of that company so that the value of your shares goes through the roof? 🤔
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Dec 7
They’re planning a heist in plain sight.
allinwithchris.bsky.social All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · Dec 7
“This is an enormous heist. They’re just backing the truck up to the government in front of all of us. A massive bailout to the crypto world,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the GOP crypto bill.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Dec 23
If you can, this family needs help getting a car.

gofund.me/967592c6
Donate to Need help with a car, organized by Tammie Perry
Hey there I'm a mother of 5 with 3 on the spectrum and I'm in need of help getting a car to get them… Tammie Perry needs your support for Need help with a car
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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Dec 19
Around the Larapinta?

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Dec 19
You've had such a bad run with health, I really feel for you.

Reposted by Catherine Strong, Philip Zylstra

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · Dec 16
Labor and Liberal governments have passed 49 anti-protest laws across the country over the last two decades.

It is damning (& history will judge us harshly) but no surprise that 🇦🇺 leads the world on climate protest arrests.
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Australia leads the world in arresting climate and environment protesters
A new study shows more than 20 per cent of climate and environment protests in Australia lead to arrests, more than in the UK, Norway, and the United States.
www.abc.net.au

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Dec 14
I met one of the guardians of the last unburnt snow gums.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Dec 8
Happy to be giving a keynote at ESA this year. 'Forests of refuge' explores the ways that Forests have built safe places since Gondwana, how we can side with them to rebuild, and how First Nations knew this long before us.
esa2024.org.au/keynote-spea...
Keynote Speakers – ESA 2024
esa2024.org.au

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Dec 8
It makes my chest tight to remember that feeling 😪

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Dec 7
They’re planning a heist in plain sight.
allinwithchris.bsky.social All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · Dec 7
“This is an enormous heist. They’re just backing the truck up to the government in front of all of us. A massive bailout to the crypto world,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the GOP crypto bill.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Dec 3
This is Takayna, one of the last remnants of Gondwana, hidden in the northwest of Lutruwita (Tasmania). Sustainable Forests Tasmania are clearing parts of it to replace the thousand year old Nothofagus with these eucalypts.

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Adj. A/Prof. Philip Zylstra @philzyl.bsky.social · Dec 1
You see it and cannot believe that our species could be capable of it.