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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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TERN Science Symposium 2025 Keynote Speaker, Prof Emily Nicholson

Director’s Update, September 2025

With the keynote address provided by Professor Emily Nicholson from University of Melbourne, TERN’s Biennial Science Symposium showcased over 2 days just how much TERN ...
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A Century of Watching the Bush Come Back: separating the effects of grazing from climate variability through long-term monitoring

In the harsh, sun-baked country 400 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, something remarkable has been quietly unfolding for nearly a century. Behind a simple fence on ...
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The Blue Mountains Hub for Ecology and Conservation

Realtime sensor networks for measurement of plant performance Background The Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area constitutes one of largest tracts of protected bushland in ...
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15 years of data

TERN’s data innovation for a new era

TERN ushers in a new era of ecosystem data discovery and access
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Partnering with Indigenous land managers to monitor critical indicators of environmental change in coastal wetlands

TERN staff travelled to coastal wetland sites in north Queensland this year to reconnect with local partners, collect data, and plan new collaborations with Indigenous ...
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