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Global warming and temperature-dependent sex determination in Reptillia

Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Madelaine Huygens Many reptile (Reptillia) species have the sex of their offspring determined by the environment

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biodiversity, climate change, ecology
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Australian fires: Finding the silver lining

Posted on April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Astrid Simmonds Australia’s 2020 summer fires are up there with the most depressing, anxiety-inducing topics out

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biodiversity, fire
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Farming for Nature: How mimicking natural processes can feed our planet

Posted on April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Sam Rammell Current intensive livestock grazing practices.  have a significant negative effect on vegetation growth and

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agriculture, humans
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Soil Erosion in New Zealand

Posted on April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Calvin Cameron New Zealand’s diverse landscape, lush vegetation, and expansive agricultural plains are quite literally rooted

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agriculture, biodiversity, deforestation, humans, sediment, Uncategorized
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An icy tale; how glaciers in New Zealand have advanced and retreated over the past 100 years

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Kate Standish Ice here, ice there; in New Zealand (particularly the South Island), there is always

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climate change, glaciology
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Australian Megafaunal Extinction in the Pleistocene: Humans or Climate?

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Izzy Busby Over the last 150 years, the reason for Australia’s megafauna extinction has been greatly

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biodiversity, climate, humans, palaeoclimate
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Do you hear what I hear? The impact of environmental noise on human health

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by Lynda Petherick

E-reader description: Image of a large commercial airplane flying very close overhead on a residential street near Heathrow Airport in

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health, humans, noisee, pollution
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Floating solar panels –future directions in renewable energy?

Posted on April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 by Lynda Petherick

Photo credit Written by: Li Yen Thor As we all know, sources of renewable energy are desperately needed to meet

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climate change, green, renewable, solar
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The brilliance of resilience: How do our native fish fare?

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Stuart Caird, Master of Science (Environmental Science) student Photo credit As the ever-present and passionate voice of Dr

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aquatic, biodiversity, ecology, freshwater, nature, resilience, rivers
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Would you farm some mini livestock in your garage?

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by Lynda Petherick

Written by: Mika Zollner, Master of Environmental Science student Photo credit You’ve probably heard of urban farms, but what about

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agriculture, climate change, deforestation, food, insects, sustainability
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Header photo: Lake Rotoiti, South Island, New Zealand. The area is one of our undergraduate week-long field trip sites. Credit: Dez Tessler.

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