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114 Posts in ‘Land & Terrain” Found
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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Forest Art Intelligence: a unique synthesis of experimental art, ecological science, and environmental education
The Forest Art Intelligence project is a unique art-science initiative conceived by experimental artist Keith Armstrong. In collaboration with a team of scientists and science ...
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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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Applying Environmental Data to Forecasting Health Issues
The One Health framework recognises a fundamental truth: human health, animal health, and environmental health are inseparable. Understanding our environment is the key to predicting ...
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Tapping the research potential of the national Threatened Species Index
Growling grass frog credit: Geoff Heard Understanding long-term population changes in Australia’s threatened and near-threatened species is crucial for monitoring progress towards national conservation ...
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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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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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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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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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