Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) is a virtual and physical Facility within TERN designed to link ecosystem scientists and environmental managers to improve our understanding and management of Australian ecosystems. ACEAS activities support both disciplinary and inter-disciplinary integration, synthesis and modelling of ecosystem data. These activities are specifically directed to facilitate the development of evidence-based environmental management strategies and policy at regional, state, and continental scales.

ACEAS actively facilitates the networking of scientists and policy makers in a way that was never before possible. Now these groups of people can share data and ideas to address fundamental issues in ecology and allied fields, and apply the results to management and policy.

In addition, ACEAS provides the platform for planning the future evolution of TERN.

The Australian Centre for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (ACEAS) is hosted at The University of Queensland.

ACEAS conceptual structure linking science to management

ACEAS Program Manager:

Associate Professor Alison Specht
The University of Queensland
E:
www.aceas.org.au

If you are in Adelaide on Tuesday 27 March, you might be interested in attending The ACEAS Great Debate as a prelude to the TERN Symposium.

Registration to the 3rd TERN Annual National Symposium is now open. Program and registration information are on the symposium webpage.

TERN's AusCover Facility is holding a Data Users Workshop in Brisbane on 8 March. Visit the web page for links to the program and information on how to register.

TERN's AusPlots Sub-Facility is holding a Field Method Training workshop at the Renmark and Calperum Station Supersite in South Australia, 4-9 March. Limited places available, so get in quick!

In our December newsletter the TERN Director summarises — and celebrates — the huge effort that has gone into creating the TERN network so far. We introduce you to the complex world of the Australian Supersite Network. At workshops in Adelaide and Perth, TERN facilities work with various collaborators; we invite you to get involved in TERN; and there's some wild talk. You'll have to read the newsletter to find out more.

New research supersite will tell woodlands climate story (media release)

What would it take to get you to share (both deposit and use) data in TERN facility portals? If this question interests you join our discussion on LinkedIn.