Posts from qaecologists- Linking species distribution models with structured expert elicitation for prediction of management effects November 11, 2020
- New paper: Connectivity over a disease risk gradient enables recovery of rainforest frogs November 3, 2020
- Projecting future deaths from COVID-19 cases October 30, 2020
- COVID-19 dynamics October 20, 2020
- Discover the beauties (and oddities) of the avian world, rate some birds and help science September 28, 2020
- Recent QAECO Posts
- Virtual #ISEC2020 June 22, 2020 Michael McCarthy
- QAECO’s favourite papers of 2018 April 12, 2019 qaecology
- What is HPC and why would I use it? April 4, 2019 qaecology
- Kickstarting the year with HGAMs February 25, 2019 qaecology
- Philosophical discussions in the lab: Žižek criticises ideological ecology June 5, 2018 qaecology
Category Archives: News
Virtual #ISEC2020
Held every two years, the International Statistical Ecology Conference has shifted Down Under this year. But given COVID-19, it is running virtually. And it has just kicked off, and the organisers are to be commended for what appears to be … Continue reading
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Exposing the creatures of the deep Dr Tim O’Hara, Mr Skipton Woolley , Associate Professor Brendan Wintle, Dr Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita and Dr José J. Lahoz-Monfort For the first time, a light has been shone on the diversity of creatures that … Continue reading
Posted in ARC-CEED, Conservation, News, Qaecologists, spatial ecology
Tagged deep-sea, ecology, Environment, modelling, qaecology, research, The University of Melbourne
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A Future Fellowship for Fiona Fidler
Today the Australian Research Council has announced their 2016 Future Fellows, and among them is QAEco associate Fiona Fidler. She will take up a joint position between the University of Melbourne’s School of BioSciences and School of Historical and Philosophical … Continue reading
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Tagged ARC, ecology, Fiona Fidler, Future Fellowship, reproducibility, The University of Melbourne
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Jane Elith wins Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year
Congratulations to Jane Elith, who tonight will be awarded the Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, an early career award within the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science. Jane is recognised as one of the world’s leading ecologists … Continue reading
Eureka for the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems!
Last night, David Keith and team won the 2015 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Eureka Prize for Environmental Research, recognising their work on The Red List of Ecosystems. The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems establishes a standard method to … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, Conservation Biology, IUCN Red List
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RSPB award to Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita
Congratulations to Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita, who won the RSPB’s 2015 award for an outstanding PhD. Guru completed her PhD at Kent, and is now a post-doc in QAECO as part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions. Her PhD … Continue reading
Methods in Ecology and Evolution highlights women’s contributions
For International Women’s Day, Methods in Ecology and Evolution are highlighting some key women who have made important contributions to their field. First up was our very own Jane Elith, who was asked ‘what drew you to a career in … Continue reading
New paper in Nature: Eutrophication weakens stabilising effects of diversity in natural grasslands
Plant diversity, eutrophication and the stability of natural grasslands is the topic of a paper by Yann Hautier and the Nutrient Network published online this week in Nature. Check out a blog about the paper by Jos Moore (QAECO associate and NutNet member).
McKenzie Fellowships
The University of Melbourne has an annual round of postdoctoral positions known as McKenzie Fellowships. The most recent round has just opened. The Fellowships will be funded for a three year appointment commencing at Level A.6 in the University Salary … Continue reading
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Tagged careers, jobs, McKenzie Fellowship, post-doc, Postdoctoral research, QAECO, The University of Melbourne
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Recent Qaecologist blog posts (May 2013, Weeks 3 & 4)
Another fortnight has gone by in the QAECO lab and there is another smorgasbord of science writing for us all to feast on. QAECO PhD student Sana Bau is conducting a study on technical information and conservation decisions and is looking for … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Biodiversity, conservation, Environment, National Park, victoria
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