We applied 22,500m2 of woody debris to overgrazed arid Australia, the first pic sums up the results pretty nicely!! It not only helped veg and soil recover but provided habitat for reptiles and mammals, details in Restoration Ecology
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Hello Melbournians #ESAus2024 any brekky place reccos near the conference?

Wow what a project! Teaching crocs and goannas to not eat invasive and poisonous cane toads via taste aversion. Congrats to all involved on such an ambitious, collaborative project in remote northern Aust #DCBA #MacquarieUniversity #BunubaRangers #ESAus2024

How cool is this from the City of Melbourne?! Are searchable planting guides available for other Aus cities? #ESAus2024

A fantastic talk by @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social on urban biodiversity and working with practitioners. But more importantly a masterclass in how to deliver an engaging plenary #ESAus2024 #scicom

Cities are making brushtail possums sick! Check out Tara’s poster 168 and speed talk at 5:20pm at the Nature in Cities symposium @ESAus2024

A traditional smoking ceremony to welcome us to Wurundjeri country for #ESAus2024 Looking forward to a week of inspiration and connection

A rare treat in the aussie desert! 50mm (and counting) of soft soaking rain. Enough to shut most tracks and cancel fieldwork. Better get started on that data entry I guess #caleprum #wildoz #officebound

Final catch of the day, what a beauty! The apex predator Burton’s legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) wrapping up an amazing week, many thanks to @harrison-kent.bsky.social @hannah-churches.bsky.social @rebeccaarnold.bsky.social and the formidable @drdunnart.bsky.social and her team of legends!

When you can no longer tell the student from the sand dune #phdlife #mallee #fieldrat

Catch of the day: a sweet little coral snake (Brachyurophis australis) #calperum #wildoz

Very excited to get these Tomst soil moisture and temp loggers into our erosion scald ‘branching’ (aka woody debris addition) experimental plots on the Murray River floodplain. These scalds are the result of 100 yrs of sheep grazing. Can you tell the difference between our control and treatment?!

Catch of the day: double dunnies! Common dunnart (Sminthopsis murina) lucky @drdunnart.bsky.social is here #calperum

Catch of the day Desert Skink Liopholis inornata aka ‘bulldog’ @hannah-churches.bsky.social #calperum

Catch of the day Ctenophorus spinodomus x 3 #calperum

And we’re off! A week of pitfall trapping in the beautiful mallee #calperum #wildoz #ecology @harrykent.bsky.social @hannah-churches.bsky.social @rebeccaarnold.bsky.social

Please share, and help me find a #PhD student to study #ecosystem #engineers and their role in #ecological #restoration