Research into plant flammability of North Queensland biomes continues with our Spring semester directed research group Amy, Audrey, Dan and Owen. The twist - they found that dry forest trees were less flammable than both rainforest and savanna species.

Fascinating paper on whether Australia is "weird" in terms of biological and biogeochemical features. This kind of answers a long-standing question of mine. At least we can safely say that ecologocal research we do in Australia can have global relevance frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

An amazing newly described palm that flowers underground! amp.theguardian.com/environment/20…

Opportunity to be a Resident Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability and Socioeconomic Values at The School for Field Studies. Please share with anyone who may be interested. fieldstudies.catsone.com/careers/7681-G…

A good time to go into forestry? bbc.com/news/uk-wales-…

Compass trees of the outback! abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

The inspiring story of the Indiana Jones of exotic fruits. abc.net.au/news/2023-07-3…

earth.com/news/tropical-…

greekreporter.com/2023/08/13/pla…

Always wonderful to hear of paradise being discovered. unilad.com/news/world-new…

Liverworts that are almost carnivorous. theguardian.com/science/2023/a…

Forgotten Tropical Plants Rediscovered After over a Century scitechdaily.com/biodiversity-r…

Looking for a postdoc + interested in tropical wood anatomy and hydraulic traits? Get in touch if you want to apply for a 2-year fellowship here in 🇸🇪 Plant Dept Uppsala We've been building a dataset of these traits across a rainfall gradient in Puerto Rico. DM for more info!

Living paint that can sequester carbon?!!! newatlas.com/science/green-…

An inspiring 97 year old botanist and her mission to conserve England's wildflowers. theguardian.com/environment/20…

For a few moments as I stood at the feet of this colossus, I felt like I was in a land of myth. This amazing Abbey tree (Ficus albipila) in Bali is estimated to be ~700 years old and no doubt the largest (non-banyan) fig tree I have ever encountered.

This spider will never need to eat again...