Natural Wonder – Why are leaves so variable?
Have you ever considered why leaves are so large in the tropics, yet so long and thin in arid ares?
So let’s look at the main drivers of leaf shape.
Tag: conservation
How do we engage farmers in the conservation conversation?
Much of Australia’s environment is degraded to some extent. With an MCG-sized area being cleared every two minutes, it can feel like little is being done to reverse these effects.
But who owns much of our landscape? The answer is farmers!
So how do we engage farmers in the conservation conversation?
Why is leaf shape important to plants?
Plants have different shaped leaves to cope with different environmental conditions. But many plants change the shape of their leaves
Conserving the fertile crescent
The fertile crescent is the birth place of modern agriculture, where humans changed from shifting nomads to become settled farmers. But in
Are you a threat to the Siberian tiger?
You are probably unintentionally contributing to the future demise of the Siberian tiger. Tiger habitat, predominantly Mongolian oak, is being
Australian biodiversity
It’s still world biodiversity month, and that’s an opportune time to mention a few interesting and little-known facts about biodiversity
World overshoot day
August 20th was World Overshoot Day – the estimated day on which the world’s population had used up the planet’s
Time for some shark love
This week is shark week, so given that they’ve been around for 420 million years, I thought it time to
Tiger, tiger, burning bright*
Since yesterday’s post was a bit of a depressing one (and there’s the understatement of the year), today’s will be
Illegal trade in wildlife
Sorry, but this post is heart-rending. From Mongabay: “In a single night in March (2013), a band of heavily-armed, horse-riding
Biodiversity Revolution 