Thanks Jane Longhurst for having me on ABC Hobart Sundays to talk about my research! (catch up here from 12mins in) abc.net.au/hobart/program… 🧵(1 of 3)

Please RT. We are recruiting a plant ecology PhD student to join our team Sciences and Engineering at University of Tasmania. Fieldwork and modelling for policy/management solutions to improving conservation outcomes in production forest landscapes. Scholarship applications by 27 March: utas.edu.au/research/degre…

Hybridisation is often seen as detrimental in rare species through genetic swamping of small pops. However, in our latest study Molecular Ecology we show that a rare eucalypt is invading the range of a common species via hybridisation and backcrossing: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

Hear from one of Australia's foremost scientists this #IWD2023 as Julianne O'Reilly-Wapstra reflects on her journey to STEM success. Thanks to Julianne for sharing her story. Spoiler: it involves wolves 🐺 utas.edu.au/about/news-and… University of Tasmania

As part of his PhD studies Trav shows that the most commonly used competition index finds competition when there is none and suggests a simpler, reliable index #hegyiisdead #dontusehegyiindex

Great work happening by PhD Student Jamie Grimsdale who recently presented his intro seminar on mammal browsing solutions in forestry. “it was great to have the opportunity to tell partners and the school about my work and tick off a first-year milestone all in one. ”

Eucalypts are so important for many native species, and play such a vital functional role in Australian ecosystems #NationalEucalyptDay

Some great images from PhD Student Alison Hayman! Alison is testing out some gear for photographing and detecting deer at different heights and light conditions.

Two dreamy shots from Bruny Island where PhD Student Ellen Gunn visited recently with one of her industry partners and supervisor Dr Peter Harrison. The site will be home to some long-term tree growth trials as well as habitat for the endangered swift parrot.

Congrats everyone! New paper out: “Understanding landscape patterns of generic diversity can assist in developing conservation strategies that maximise population persistence and adaptability in the face of environmental change" link.springer.com/article/10.100…

PhD Zoya Cheraghi has recently kicked off the behavioural economics aspect of her project at the shiny new Tasmanian Behavioural Lab (tas. be. lab) which opened in late Feb. Zoya’s project is looking at the adoption of co-operative agroforestry among smallholders in Tas.

A big welcome to our newest PhD Student, Nana Yaw Sarpong! Nana will be investigating genetic stressors in Eucalyptus nitens (such as drought, heat, disease and pests) that are expected to increasingly impact forests with Dr Rebecca Jones Rebecca Jones and Prof René Vaillancourt.

What a spot for our little Eucalyptus morrisbyi babies to grow up 🌱 More experiments in the ground today - ready for future @utas_ student research projects Sciences and Engineering at University of Tasmania ARC Centre for Forest Value PeterAHarrison Funded by the AustGovt, coord by Enviro-dynamics in partnership w/ NRM SOUTH

These special 9yr old eucs are part of one of Aus largest networks of multi-species provenance trials informing migration & restoration strategies in the face of climate change & have just passed their fitness assessment by the EucGen group PeterAHarrison Rebecca Jones Sciences and Engineering at University of Tasmania

Our latest long form tweet (newsletter) is now out and features the following: • Investigating solutions to the future forest estate • Mammal browsing risks and scale to inform technological solutions • Success in minimising bark stripping research express.adobe.com/page/1eYPMxNcm…

Since 2016 Architecture and Design students have been creating weird and wonderful sculptures that form our species hotels. Made from salvaged wood, they provide habitat for small wildlife, a @GreeningAust initiative. Thanks to Australian Geographic for the write-up: utas.au/4S

Great news about the signing of the agreement for the Australian Forest and Wood Innovations Institute (AFWI) recently.  We’re excited about what the future will bring in this space! utas.edu.au/about/news-and…

New paper out! Congrats to Isobella and co-authors. The results of this review highlight the urgent need to make ecosystem accounting more achievable and accessible. Not seeing the accounts for the forest: A systematic literature review... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

More great images from PhD Alison Hayman and her thermal camera crew. Alison’s project is investigating the detection of deer under various light conditions, but occasionally other things show up. Images: deer, deer + scat, incidental wombat – all part of the process.

Tasmania's first timber high-rise building taking shape on Launceston skyline abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0… via ABC Australia