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To market, to market, to buy a fat… fish
An interesting new paper just appeared online (uncorrected proof stage) in Biological Conservation. Brewer and colleagues’ paper entitled Thresholds and multiple scale interaction of environment,...
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Conservation Scholars: Paul Ehrlich
The Conservation Scholars series highlights leaders in conservation science and includes a small biography, a list of major scientific publications and a Q & A on each person’s particular area of...
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Few people, many threats – Australia’s biodiversity shame
I bang on a bit about human over-population and how it drives biodiversity extinctions. Yet, it isn’t always hordes of hungry humans descending on the hapless species of this planet – Australia is a...
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Make your conservation PhD relevant
The other day I was approached by two PhD candidates from James Cook University in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies who requested I publish a short article they put together on...
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They always whinge about the maths
“If you don’t know what a differential equation is, you are not a scientist” – Hugh Possingham 2009 – At the end of 2009 I highlighted a new book edited by good mates Navjot Sodhi and Paul Ehrlich,...
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Biodiversity begins at home
A few months ago I was involved in a panel discussion entitled ‘Biodiversity begins at home’ held at the Royal Institution of Australia in Adelaide and sponsored by the Don Dunstan Foundation. The main...
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Arguing for scientific socialism in ecology funding
What makes an ecologist ‘successful’? How do you measure ‘success’? We’d all like to believe that success is measured by our results’ transformation of ecological theory and practice – in a...
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Why do conservation scientists get out of bed?
Don’t be distracted © motivatedphotos.com I have, on many occasions, been faced with a difficult question after giving a public lecture. The question is philosophical in nature (and I was never very...
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Advice for getting your dream job in conservation science
A few weeks ago I heard from an early-career researcher in the U.S. who had some intelligent things to say about getting jobs in conservation science based on a recent Conservation Biology paper she...
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I fucking love biodiversity
© G. Gallice A corker of an idea, and post, from Diogo Veríssimo. – I don’t like biodiversity. I like beef lasagna, I like the British museum and I like everything Jules Verne ever wrote. When it comes...
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Making science matter
© XKCD I’ve been home from my last overseas trip now for nearly two weeks, but despite not feeling caught up, it’s high time I report what I was up to. Some of you who follow my Twitter feed or who saw...
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School finishers and undergraduates ill-prepared for research careers
Having been for years now at the pointy end of the educational pathway training the next generation of scientists, I’d like to share some of my observations regarding how well we’re doing. At least in...
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I still fucking love biodiversity
© Bastien Laurent One year ago, I launched the Facebook page “I fucking love biodiversity” (IFLB) with a post here on ConservationBytes. My goal was to get people talking about biodiversity in a...
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Australia should have a more vibrant ecological culture
I’ve always had the gut feeling that Australia punched above its weight when it comes to ecology and conservation. For years I’ve been confidently bragging to whomever might listen (mostly at...
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Innate cruelty and exploitation: does biodiversity stand a chance?
Earlier this year I took my daughter to the South Australian Museum, as I often do on weekends. We usually have lunch at the Art Gallery, and then wander the various levels of the Museum at a pace...
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Australia’s perfect storm of negligence
If, for the purposes of some sick and twisted thought experiment, you were to design policies that would ensure the long-term failure of a wealthy, developed nation, you wouldn’t have to look farther...
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How things have (not) changed
The other night I had the pleasure of dining with the former Australian Democrats leader and senator, Dr John Coulter, at the home of Dr Paul Willis (Director of the Royal Institution of Australia). It...
View ArticleMulticulturalism in the lab
With all the nasty nationalism and xenophobia gurgling nauseatingly to the surface of our political discourse1 these days, it is probably worth some reflection regarding the role of multiculturalism in...
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Bridging the gap between an urban population and the wildlife we love. The world continues to urbanise. According to the Population Reference Bureau, the developed nations of the world are 74% urban,...
View ArticleGiving a monkey’s about primate conservation
Saving primates is a complicated business. Primates are intelligent, social animals that have complex needs. They come into conflict with humans when they raid rubbish bins and crops, chew power...
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