We have just today advertised a new postdoctoral position funded by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures (CIEHF) that will be …| Global Ecology @ Flinders
The Black Summer bushfires of 2019–2020 that razed more than half of the landscape on Kangaroo Island in South Australia left an indelible mark on the island’s unique native biodiversity, which is still struggling to recover. However, one big bonus for the environment’s recovery is the likely eradication of feral pigs (Sus scrofa). Invasive feral pigs causeContinue reading "Hitting the target for eradicating feral pigs helps Kangaroo Island recovery"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Christian Reepmeyer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut – German Archaeological Institute, and Theodora Moutsiou, University of Cyprus Imagine growing up beside the eastern Mediterranean Sea 14,000 years ago. You’re an accomplished sailor of the small watercraft you and your fellow villagers make, and you live off both the sea and theContinue reading "Small populations of Stone Age people drove dwarf hippos and elephants to extinction on Cyprus"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
An illustration of the Ngamugawi wirngarri coelacanth in its natural habitat.Katrina Kenny by Alice Clement, Flinders University and John Long, Flinders University Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two metres in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct. InContinue reading "Exceptional new fish fossil sparks rethink of how Earth’s geology drives evolution"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Human overpopulation is often depicted in the media in one of two ways: as either a catastrophic disaster or an overly-exaggerated concern. Yet the data understood by scientists and researchers is clear. So what is the actual state of our overshoot, and, despite our growing numbers, are we already seeing the signs that the sixthContinue reading "Human impact, extinctions, and the biodiversity crisis"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Non-native species introduced mainly via increasing trade of goods and services have huge economic, health, and environmental costs. These ‘biological invasions’ involve the intentional or unintentional transport and release of species beyond their native biogeographical ranges, facilitating their potential spread. Over the last few decades, invasive species have incurred an average cost of at leastContinue reading "Less affluent countries more prone to damage caused by biological invas...| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Wildfire burns between 3.94 million and 5.19 million square kilometres of land every year worldwide. If that area were a single country, it would be the seventh largest in the world. In Australia, most fire occurs in the vast tropical savannas of the country’s north. In new research published in Nature Geoscience, we show IndigenousContinue reading "Indigenous fire management began more than 11,000 years ago: new research"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Increased numbers of preterm births, higher incidence of respiratory disease and death, and more children in hospitals are some of the stark health outcomes the world is facing from the impacts of extreme climate change. This morbid reality will devastate children’s health for generations without global action. Scientists have spent decades warning the world about theContinue reading "Quantifying how climate change degrades children’s health"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Australia is home to about one in 12 of the world’s species of animals, birds, plants and insects – between 600,000 and 700,000 species. More than 80% of Australian plants and mammals and just under 50% of our birds are found nowhere else. But habitat destruction, climate change, and invasive species are wreaking havoc on Earth’sContinue reading "New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
For much of the 65,000 years of Australia’s human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected the Kimberley and western Arnhem Land. This vast, habitable realm covered nearly 390,000 square kilometres, an area one-and-a-half times larger than New Zealand is today. It was likely a single cultural zone, with similarities in ground stone-axe technology, stylesContinue reading "People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia – and it had an inland sea"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Have you ever watched a nature documentary and marvelled at the intricate dance of life unfolding on screen? From the smallest insect to the largest predator, every creature plays a role in the grand performance of our planet’s biosphere. But what happens when one of these performers disappears? In this post, we delve into ourContinue reading "Intricate dance of nature — predicting extinction risks in terrestrial ecosystems"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
We’ve just published a new paper showing that young red kangaroos (Osphranter rufus) protected by the dingo-proof fence take more time to grow up than their counterparts on the other side, who quickly outgrow the risk of being a dingo’s next meal. Our Flinders University/ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage study showsContinue reading "Young red kangaroos grow up quickly where hungry dingoes lurk"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
We are currently seeking a Research Fellow in Eco-epidemiology/Human Ecology to join our team at Flinders University. The successful candidate will develop spatial eco-epidemiological models for the populations of Indigenous Australians exposed to novel diseases upon contact with the first European settlers in the 18th Century. The candidate will focus on: The ideal candidate willContinue reading "New job posting: Research Fellow in Eco-Epidemiology & Human Ecology"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Giovanni Strona, University of Helsinki Climate change is one of the main drivers of species loss globally. We know more plants and animals will die as heatwaves, bushfires, droughts and other natural disasters worsen. But to date, science has vastly underestimated the true toll climate change and habitatContinue reading "Children born today will see literally thousands of animals disappear in their lifetime, as global food webs collapse"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Frédérik Saltré, Flinders University; Karen A Stockin, Massey University, and Katharina J. Peters, University of Canterbury The world’s oceans are absorbing more than 90% of the excess heat and energy generated by rising greenhouse gas emissions. But, as the oceans keep warming, rising sea temperatures generate unprecedented cascading effects that include the melting of polarContinue reading "Warming oceans might force New Zealand’s sperm and blue whales to shift to cooler southern wa...| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Do you love doing job applications, but wish they were longer and more involved? If so, applying for an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) should be right up your alley. If, like most people, you answered a resounding NO! to that question, there are still many good reasons to apply forContinue reading "Wondering if you should apply for a DECRA?"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
I’m very chuffed today to signal the publication of what I think is one of the most important contributions to the persistent conundrum surrounding the downfall of Australia’s megafauna many tens of millennia ago. Sure, I’m obviously biased in that assessment because it’s a paper from our lab and I’m a co-author, but if readersContinue reading "Extinct megafauna prone to ancient hunger games"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
Flinders University Global Ecology postdoc, Dr Farzin Shabani, recently created this astonishing video not only about the results of his models predicting vegetation change in northern Australia as a function of long-term (tens of thousands of years) climate change, but also on the research journey itself! He provides a brief background to how and whyContinue reading "Animating models of ecological change"| Global Ecology @ Flinders
People who make up the Global Ecology Laboratory at Flinders University| Global Ecology @ Flinders
