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Director’s Update, November 2025
Congratulations to Dr Suzanne Prober on her ESA Gold Medal, highlights from an inspiring week at ESA25 in Adelaide, and the launch of TERN's first ...
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Reaching New Heights: bringing the lab to the high country
Until a few years ago, venturing up Australia's highest mountain to study alpine ecosystems would have significantly limited what equipment could be brought along and, ...
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Tapping the research potential of the national Threatened Species Index
The Threatened Species Index is a critical tool for measuring and understanding Australia’s biodiversity trends. To strengthen and expand its capabilities, the TSX recently held ...
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TERN’s Regional Ambassadors: your local connection to Australia’s Ecosystem Observatory
Ever wondered who to contact about TERN in your state or territory? Or curious about what’s happening with ecosystem monitoring around Australia? Meet TERN’s Regional ...
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Finding Similarities in the Differences
TERN’s National Ecosystem Assessment System for Australia (NEASA) project is creating a national framework that provides consistent criteria and nomenclature for assessing ecosystem status and ...
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Director’s Update, October 2025
Take the survey on the 2026 National Infrastructure Roadmap Consultation by 1 December.
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Satellite Eyes in the Sky: Revolutionary Method Detects Drought Stress Before It’s Too Late
A new space-based early detection system makes it possible to monitor vegetation drought stress while the vegetation is experiencing it.
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The Connected Atmosphere: exploring flux dynamics from forest floor to upper atmosphere
The atmosphere we breathe is shaped by constant exchanges of matter and energy across every layer.
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From Carbon Sink to Carbon Source
New findings published in Nature reveal that the aboveground biomass in Australia’s tropical forests now releases more carbon than it absorbs.
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TERN Vegetation Carbon Isoscape gains global attention
TERN’s first-of-its-kind map of plant carbon isotopes is gaining international recognition.
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