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103 Posts in ‘Land & Terrain” Found
A Legacy of Water Wisdom: Wayne Meyer’s Journey from Irrigation to Arid Lands
Wayne Meyer has always been interested in water: how it moves through natural and agricultural systems, and by what happens to landscapes when there isn’t enough to go around. He ...
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Snorkelling with science: a personal journey through mangrove biodiversity
Celebrating a mentor’s groundbreaking Nature review while rediscovering the magic of a familiar field site, this time from beneath the surface. By Madeline Goddard ...
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Why ecosystem research infrastructure matters for Australia
TERN’s research infrastructure underpins some of Australia’s most important environmental initiatives. By fostering innovation and delivering objective, long-term environmental data, TERN supports science, policy, and industry, ...
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A First Glimpse into the Next Decade: 300+ Questions from Australia’s Ecosystem Researchers
A first look at the TERN Research Directions 2025–2035 Survey. This initiative aims to better understand Australia’s environmental research community and identify their emerging priorities ...
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Reaching New Heights: bringing the lab to the high country
A few days ago, twelve students from ANU’s Advanced Field Studies in Functional Ecology piled into a van and headed up to Mt Kosciuszko, each ...
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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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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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