Australian biodiversity

September 23, 2013 Liveable Futures / Managing Biodiversity

It’s still world biodiversity month, and that’s an opportune time to mention a few interesting and little-known facts about biodiversity

DNA from dioramas

September 19, 2013 Managing Biodiversity / Threats and extinction

Dr Evon Hekalla of Fordham University is planning a project to use DNA from the specimens contained in the American

Andy Lowe radio interview

September 5, 2013 in the media / Managing Biodiversity

Hear more about Andy Lowe’s new position at the SA Museum.  Here’s the audio of a recent interview he did

Biodiversity month

September 2, 2013 Managing Biodiversity

September is World Biodiversity Month, so it might be a good time to revisit some past posts that emphasise the

Underwater art

August 29, 2013 Managing Biodiversity

I revisited this site today, and it’s worth another post. The artist, Jason de Caires Taylor, makes sculptures and sinks

Instant art – just add a rainbow eucalyptus

August 2, 2013 Managing Biodiversity / Valuing biodiversity

Happy Friday! It’s grey, windy, and rainy here (Adelaide) right now, so I thought I’d add a bit of colour.

Wild and wilder

July 18, 2013 Managing Biodiversity

I wrote about one approach to revegetating recently – the suggestion was to clone some of the extremely old trees

Sustainable food – what you can do

July 12, 2013 Liveable Futures / Managing Biodiversity

If you’re interested in getting food that’s sustainably grown, you should have a look at this site. The Stewardship Index

Caution: animals crossing!

July 11, 2013 Managing Biodiversity

Why did the brush-tailed phascogale cross the road? Kylie Soanes knows, but she’s not telling. She is, however, telling how

Super trees and regeneration: will it work?

July 4, 2013 Managing Biodiversity

Terry Pratchett translates “Ook” in orang-utan in his book Men At Arms to mean: “It may be just vital biomass