Brad Murray
@ecologybrad.bsky.social
Ecology, conservation, evolution. Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney.
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New #FireEcology article 🚨 "Moisture content ranges in live Eucalyptus leaves vary among species and strongly affect ignitability" by William McNeice, Anne Griebel, Daniel W. Krix, Brad R. Murray, Matthias M. Boer, Brendan Choat, and Rachael H. Nolan #SNFECO 🔥Read it here: https://ow.ly/e5CB50YbQBM
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
New #FireEcology article 🚨 "Moisture content ranges in live Eucalyptus leaves vary among species and strongly affect ignitability" by William McNeice, Anne Griebel, Daniel W. Krix, Brad R. Murray, Matthias M. Boer, Brendan Choat, and Rachael H. Nolan #SNFECO 🔥Read it here: https://ow.ly/e5CB50YbQBM
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My article for the 2025 AWS Wildlife Ecology Research Scholarship is now available to read in the summer ‘26 magazine! I’m extremely grateful for the support the Australia Wildlife Society has provided for my project.
Grab a copy here: www.aws.org.au/magazine/
Grab a copy here: www.aws.org.au/magazine/
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 AM
My article for the 2025 AWS Wildlife Ecology Research Scholarship is now available to read in the summer ‘26 magazine! I’m extremely grateful for the support the Australia Wildlife Society has provided for my project.
Grab a copy here: www.aws.org.au/magazine/
Grab a copy here: www.aws.org.au/magazine/
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Are green firebreaks a useful fire management tool under climate change in southeastern Australia?
TLDR: yes, in many scenarios, especially when used in conjunction with other fire mitigation measures
by @ericamarshall.bsky.social @trentpenman.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
TLDR: yes, in many scenarios, especially when used in conjunction with other fire mitigation measures
by @ericamarshall.bsky.social @trentpenman.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Are green firebreaks a useful fire management tool under climate change in southeastern Australia?
Fire management under changing climatic conditions presents several challenges, including the need to manage fire regimes for multiple objectives, suc…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Are green firebreaks a useful fire management tool under climate change in southeastern Australia?
TLDR: yes, in many scenarios, especially when used in conjunction with other fire mitigation measures
by @ericamarshall.bsky.social @trentpenman.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
TLDR: yes, in many scenarios, especially when used in conjunction with other fire mitigation measures
by @ericamarshall.bsky.social @trentpenman.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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More than 100,000 reads so far. Thank you everyone for engaging with our article and this vitally important conservation issue.
"Some have argued the impact of introduced species has been overstated, and that introduced species should be seen as a legitimate part of Australia’s ecosystems. Scientific evidence and conservation outcomes do not support this." theconversation.com/yes-feral-ca... - @aunz.theconversation.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
More than 100,000 reads so far. Thank you everyone for engaging with our article and this vitally important conservation issue.
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An excellent and thorough rebuttal of the extremely flawed paper by Wallach & Lundgren (2025).
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Using multiple lines of evidence, we show that feral cats and red foxes are strongly implicated in most Australian mammal extinctions and in the ongoing imperilment of numerous extant species. academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
A large collaborative effort to rebut Wallach and Lundgren (2025).
A large collaborative effort to rebut Wallach and Lundgren (2025).
January 22, 2026 at 11:20 PM
An excellent and thorough rebuttal of the extremely flawed paper by Wallach & Lundgren (2025).
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Cats and foxes did it.
Leading Scientists refute "Invasive Species Denialism", reaffirming introduced predators as a major cause of mammal extinctions.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/leading...
Leading Scientists refute "Invasive Species Denialism", reaffirming introduced predators as a major cause of mammal extinctions.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/leading...
Cats and foxes did it. Leading Scientists refute “Invasive Species Denialism,” reaffirming introduced predators as a major cause of mammal extinctions | Biodiversity Council Australia
25 leading conservation scientists, ecologists, and mammal experts refute the controversial claim that there is "little evidence" that introduced cats and foxes have caused extinctions in Australia.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au
January 23, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Cats and foxes did it.
Leading Scientists refute "Invasive Species Denialism", reaffirming introduced predators as a major cause of mammal extinctions.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/leading...
Leading Scientists refute "Invasive Species Denialism", reaffirming introduced predators as a major cause of mammal extinctions.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/leading...
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Thrilled to see our latest research featured in @theguardian.com @australianmuseum.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @coorongdan.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social
Australia’s #koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others? www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com
Australia’s koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others?
There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Thrilled to see our latest research featured in @theguardian.com @australianmuseum.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @coorongdan.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social
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This week I had my first opportunity to present my research at the Ecological Society of Australia’s conference poster session! A great opportunity and already looking forward to next year. #esa2025 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
This week I had my first opportunity to present my research at the Ecological Society of Australia’s conference poster session! A great opportunity and already looking forward to next year. #esa2025 @ecolsocaus.bsky.social
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Thrilled for my colleague Dr Jen Matthews who has been awarded the 2025 NSW Premier’s Prize for Science & Engineering – Early Career Researcher (Biological Sciences) of the Year for her work on corals. Hear from Jen at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Si... #NSWPremiersPrizes #CoralReefs 🧪
Category 5: Dr Jennifer Matthews
YouTube video by NSW Premier's Department
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November 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Thrilled for my colleague Dr Jen Matthews who has been awarded the 2025 NSW Premier’s Prize for Science & Engineering – Early Career Researcher (Biological Sciences) of the Year for her work on corals. Hear from Jen at this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Si... #NSWPremiersPrizes #CoralReefs 🧪
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'Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research theconversation.com/forever-chem... @australianmuseum.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social
‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research
The sex and age of an animal turn out to be stronger predictors than habitat for higher PFAS levels, suggesting they accumulate over a lifetime.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
'Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research theconversation.com/forever-chem... @australianmuseum.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social
Urban biodiversity: Adult butcherbird feeding young in a street tree nest
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Urban biodiversity: Adult butcherbird feeding young in a street tree nest
So excited to hear that Olivia De La Mare, an MSc student in my research group, has won the 2026 Bundanon Ecological Researcher in Residence award. Science meets art, well done Liv!
www.bundanon.com.au
www.bundanon.com.au
Bundanon - An art museum embedded in the landscape
Bundanon is a place for research, creativity and connection to living cultures.
www.bundanon.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
So excited to hear that Olivia De La Mare, an MSc student in my research group, has won the 2026 Bundanon Ecological Researcher in Residence award. Science meets art, well done Liv!
www.bundanon.com.au
www.bundanon.com.au
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Check out the work by my colleague Prof Shauna Murray on the ongoing algal blooms and ecological crisis in South Australia
New research awaiting peer review has provided a few revelations about the make-up of South Australia's algal bloom, with a new predominant species — Karenia cristata — identified by scientists. Here's what we know so far.
What is the new species detected in SA's algal bloom?
New research awaiting peer review has provided a few revelations about the make-up of South Australia's algal bloom, with a new predominant species — Karenia cristata — identified by scientists. Here's what we know so far.
www.abc.net.au
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Check out the work by my colleague Prof Shauna Murray on the ongoing algal blooms and ecological crisis in South Australia
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🔥🌱 The new #AJB Special Issue, “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches," is now online! 🌱🔥
This issue features studies from evolutionary, ecological, organismal, physiological, fire management & conservation perspectives.
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This issue features studies from evolutionary, ecological, organismal, physiological, fire management & conservation perspectives.
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197...
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🔥🌱 The new #AJB Special Issue, “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches," is now online! 🌱🔥
This issue features studies from evolutionary, ecological, organismal, physiological, fire management & conservation perspectives.
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197...
This issue features studies from evolutionary, ecological, organismal, physiological, fire management & conservation perspectives.
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197...
Nice to see this research about naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats published, I'm one of the many co-authors who contributed neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1511...
A global synthesis of naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats
Global databases have contributed to our understanding of alien, naturalised and invasive plant species distributions. Still, the role of species invasions in habitats, specifically in aquatic habitat...
neobiota.pensoft.net
October 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Nice to see this research about naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats published, I'm one of the many co-authors who contributed neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1511...
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It was such an honour to present my research at UTS! Thank you to @zoexiro.bsky.social and @ecologybrad.bsky.social for the invitation and to everyone who came to listen to my talk 🌿
🐝🌸 With climate change, many organisms are shifting their ranges, but some are shifting in the opposite direction to what we expect.
Insightful and entertaining seminar by Inna Osmolovsky @innaosmol.bsky.social on "Climate Change and Shifting Interactions: Where Do Species Go from Here?"
Insightful and entertaining seminar by Inna Osmolovsky @innaosmol.bsky.social on "Climate Change and Shifting Interactions: Where Do Species Go from Here?"
September 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It was such an honour to present my research at UTS! Thank you to @zoexiro.bsky.social and @ecologybrad.bsky.social for the invitation and to everyone who came to listen to my talk 🌿
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🐝🌸 With climate change, many organisms are shifting their ranges, but some are shifting in the opposite direction to what we expect.
Insightful and entertaining seminar by Inna Osmolovsky @innaosmol.bsky.social on "Climate Change and Shifting Interactions: Where Do Species Go from Here?"
Insightful and entertaining seminar by Inna Osmolovsky @innaosmol.bsky.social on "Climate Change and Shifting Interactions: Where Do Species Go from Here?"
September 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
🐝🌸 With climate change, many organisms are shifting their ranges, but some are shifting in the opposite direction to what we expect.
Insightful and entertaining seminar by Inna Osmolovsky @innaosmol.bsky.social on "Climate Change and Shifting Interactions: Where Do Species Go from Here?"
Insightful and entertaining seminar by Inna Osmolovsky @innaosmol.bsky.social on "Climate Change and Shifting Interactions: Where Do Species Go from Here?"
Bearded dragon spotted during field teaching. Wonderful camo!
September 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Bearded dragon spotted during field teaching. Wonderful camo!
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Spent the past month in Greece 🇬🇷 on holiday and visiting family. But surprised to see so many reminders of Aus (Eucalypts) planted on so many islands! (could they be contributing to the wildfires Greece is being ravaged by? So many questions!)
August 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Spent the past month in Greece 🇬🇷 on holiday and visiting family. But surprised to see so many reminders of Aus (Eucalypts) planted on so many islands! (could they be contributing to the wildfires Greece is being ravaged by? So many questions!)
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I'm still buzzing after an amazing day at the Sydney Science Trail, Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan! #NationalScienceWeek
I had a great time talking to the community about how pollination ecologists study and conserve plants and their pollinators
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#STEMEducation
#Pollination
I had a great time talking to the community about how pollination ecologists study and conserve plants and their pollinators
🌸🐝🌼🪰🪻🦋
#STEMEducation
#Pollination
August 17, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I'm still buzzing after an amazing day at the Sydney Science Trail, Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan! #NationalScienceWeek
I had a great time talking to the community about how pollination ecologists study and conserve plants and their pollinators
🌸🐝🌼🪰🪻🦋
#STEMEducation
#Pollination
I had a great time talking to the community about how pollination ecologists study and conserve plants and their pollinators
🌸🐝🌼🪰🪻🦋
#STEMEducation
#Pollination
Backyard biodiversity, a stunning crimson rosella having a munch
July 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Backyard biodiversity, a stunning crimson rosella having a munch
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🔥🌱 From the #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥
Fight fire with food #forests: Assessing flammability of tropical crop plant species to design fire-smart #agroforestry systems
By Ashley Pacheco, Hannah Goodman et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
Fight fire with food #forests: Assessing flammability of tropical crop plant species to design fire-smart #agroforestry systems
By Ashley Pacheco, Hannah Goodman et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
July 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🔥🌱 From the #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥
Fight fire with food #forests: Assessing flammability of tropical crop plant species to design fire-smart #agroforestry systems
By Ashley Pacheco, Hannah Goodman et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
Fight fire with food #forests: Assessing flammability of tropical crop plant species to design fire-smart #agroforestry systems
By Ashley Pacheco, Hannah Goodman et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
Great fun working with Lyndle Hardstaff, Megan Murray, and @zoexiro.bsky.social on our latest flammability project
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone forests
@botsocamerica.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone forests
@botsocamerica.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
July 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Great fun working with Lyndle Hardstaff, Megan Murray, and @zoexiro.bsky.social on our latest flammability project
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone forests
@botsocamerica.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone forests
@botsocamerica.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
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🔥🌱 From the #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone #forests
By @ecologybrad.bsky.social, @zoexiro.bsky.social, et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone #forests
By @ecologybrad.bsky.social, @zoexiro.bsky.social, et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
July 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🔥🌱 From the #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel #fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone #forests
By @ecologybrad.bsky.social, @zoexiro.bsky.social, et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live-leaf flammability in plant species of fire-prone #forests
By @ecologybrad.bsky.social, @zoexiro.bsky.social, et al.
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2...