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Archives for May 2019

Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services

May 28, 2019 Leave a Comment

The UN Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ( IPBES ) is completing its Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.  Compiled by 145 expert authors from over 50 countries with inputs from another 310 contributors, it is based on a review of around 15,000 scientific and government sources and is expected to exceed […]

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Coral protects fishes and fishes protect coral

May 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

Seriatopora hystrix

If you have spent any time exploring healthy coral reefs, you will have seen clouds of small fish hovering above and then darting into branching corals as you swim past. The fish clearly benefit from the protection offered by the coral branches, retreating to cover whenever they are threatened by predators. It is already well […]

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2018 Publications based on field work at Lizard Island

May 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

Scientific publications based on field work at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station show the quality and scope of its science.   The Station’s 2018 Report lists 107 such publications from that year – all written or closely supervised by eminent scientists, and most published in leading peer-reviewed journals. Here we highlight 15 subject […]

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