Gliding is among the most fascinating adaptations in vertebrates - evolved many times! In this new Ecography study, we related gliding vert diversity to overall vert richness and investigated tree height and density effects. #OpenAccess paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ec…

Remotely sensed tree height and density explain global gliding vertebrate richness onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #amphibia #mammals #reptiles Canwasaver

Some new and old damage from Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoo foraging on a Christmas Bush. Both quite severe attacks yet the tree lives on!

Interested in arboreal fauna surveys and/or drones and want to know how the two come together? See my talk tomorrow at #ANZIF 2023. My talk is at 3.50 pm in the Horizons room. #ForestryConference

Thrilled to see our recent paper on global gliding vertebrate richness featured on the cover of the December issue Ecography Great shot by Ben Wagner Ben Wagner Link to paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ec…

Short-interval, high-severity wildfires shifts understory to species characteristic of early successional states. Shifts were independent of fire response strategy of overstorey eucalypt. Implications for focus of restoration efforts & future fire. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Short-interval high severity wildfires obviously isn't good for above ground plants - and this new work shows its also not very good for soil seedbank diversity, either. Work from the University of Melbourne Ben Wagner, Craig Nitschke, Sabine Kasel powerhouse sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🔥 New study unveils the first tree-ring based fire history in Bhutan Himalaya! Discover how Bhutan's 1969 Forest Act and climate dynamics like El Niño have shaped fire regimes over the last century. #FireEcology #ClimateResearch fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

I am chairing a symposium this year at the Ecological Society of Australia conference called "Interdisciplinary challenges and opportunities in understanding and exploring future fire regimes". Chuck in an abstract if that sounds up your alley! esa2024.org.au/symposia/

Bushfires are impacting Australian plant life big and small. Sabine Kasel, Dr Tom Fairman, Ben Wagner and Craig Nitschke say we need to change our approach to save the understorey - small trees, bushes and plants above the forest floor. Tap to learn more ➡️ unimelb.me/44O5bcA

New #greaterglider research out, led by ARI’s talented Justin Cally. We looked into the effects of the large scale storm calamity in the wombat state forest in Victoria’s west on greater glider habitat: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Remember to submit your photos for the VicBioCon25 photo comp before February 11th for a chance to win some cool prizes!📸 Post with the hashtag #VicBioCon25photo or email photos to [email protected], more info at vicbiocon.com/photo-comp 🌱 📷 Benjamin Wagner | Ben Wagner