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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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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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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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Earthwatch and TERN forge landmark partnership to strengthen Australia’s environmental monitoring
TERN has formalised a strategic collaboration with the environmental research charity Earthwatch Australia to drive innovative approaches to environmental monitoring, citizen science, and ecosystem stewardship. ...
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How exploding stars help measure soil moisture across Australia
“It is amazing to think that a star that exploded millions of years ago and millions of km away is telling us about soil moisture ...
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Indigenous Environmental Histories and Futures – new centre launched
Partnering with the new Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Environmental Histories and Futures is an opportunity for TERN to demonstrate the values on which it ...
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