Tim Curran
@timcurran.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. of Ecology at Lincoln Uni, Aotearoa/New Zealand. Scientist, teacher, dad, bibliophile, cricket tragic, snorkeler, rockpooler (fond of crabs). Uses traits to understand plant responses to disturbance. Likes to BBQ plants.
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Tim Curran
@timcurran.bsky.social
· Aug 29
Testing key tenets of pyro‐ecophysiology: Indicators of drought response in relation to shoot flammability
Premise
Relationships between flammability and drought tolerance influence vegetation dynamics during fires. A goal of the emerging subdiscipline of pyro-ecophysiology is to identify ecophysiologica.....
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I'm so very proud of Niger Sultana and the first chapter of her PhD thesis!!!
She had so many challenges and came through them all with flying colours.
With @loraxcate.bsky.social @azhar06.bsky.social et al.
in @botsocamerica.bsky.social
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She had so many challenges and came through them all with flying colours.
With @loraxcate.bsky.social @azhar06.bsky.social et al.
in @botsocamerica.bsky.social
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From growth potential to drought survival: a trait- and time-based framework for plant water economics across vascular species
Volaire et al.
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Volaire et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 23, 2026 at 10:27 AM
From growth potential to drought survival: a trait- and time-based framework for plant water economics across vascular species
Volaire et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Volaire et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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CAMERON PARK, CALIFORNIA:
“A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.” www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n... - @cbsnews.com (Sacramento)
#CAFire #California #CameronPark #ElDoradoCounty #Wildfires
“A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.” www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n... - @cbsnews.com (Sacramento)
#CAFire #California #CameronPark #ElDoradoCounty #Wildfires
Major home developer unveils Northern California's first wildfire-prepared neighborhood
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
www.cbsnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 AM
CAMERON PARK, CALIFORNIA:
“A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.” www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n... - @cbsnews.com (Sacramento)
#CAFire #California #CameronPark #ElDoradoCounty #Wildfires
“A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.” www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/n... - @cbsnews.com (Sacramento)
#CAFire #California #CameronPark #ElDoradoCounty #Wildfires
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Let’s keep learning together. Positive ocean news:
- Meet the Risso’s dolphin, spotted yesterday off Port Macquarie by @jodie_lowe88
- Where is that white whale?
- keep a lookout for summer Bryde’s whales in Aussie waters.
#scicom #whale #marinebiologist #australia #dolphin
- Meet the Risso’s dolphin, spotted yesterday off Port Macquarie by @jodie_lowe88
- Where is that white whale?
- keep a lookout for summer Bryde’s whales in Aussie waters.
#scicom #whale #marinebiologist #australia #dolphin
January 23, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Let’s keep learning together. Positive ocean news:
- Meet the Risso’s dolphin, spotted yesterday off Port Macquarie by @jodie_lowe88
- Where is that white whale?
- keep a lookout for summer Bryde’s whales in Aussie waters.
#scicom #whale #marinebiologist #australia #dolphin
- Meet the Risso’s dolphin, spotted yesterday off Port Macquarie by @jodie_lowe88
- Where is that white whale?
- keep a lookout for summer Bryde’s whales in Aussie waters.
#scicom #whale #marinebiologist #australia #dolphin
Climate change eclipses La Niña cooling in Australia to drive extreme heatwave and heightened fire risk
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
Climate change eclipses La Niña cooling in Australia to drive extreme heatwave and heightened fire risk – World Weather Attribution
www.worldweatherattribution.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Climate change eclipses La Niña cooling in Australia to drive extreme heatwave and heightened fire risk
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
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Hugely grateful that folks like Tim are taking the time to share incredibly affirming comments about our book! We really hoped it would be interesting, useful, and readable, too. Truly. That was our throughline while writing.
This arrived today, and it is every bit as interesting, useful, and readable as I'd hoped! @stephenbheard.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Hugely grateful that folks like Tim are taking the time to share incredibly affirming comments about our book! We really hoped it would be interesting, useful, and readable, too. Truly. That was our throughline while writing.
Aurora australis just south of Lincoln tonight
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Aurora australis just south of Lincoln tonight
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Wild Sydney Harbour is designed to connect community with its blue backyard. We continue to learn more together about sharks and the marine environment.
Continued science is essential to help us be better informed.
#sharksmart #shark #manly #sydney #wildysydneyharbour
Continued science is essential to help us be better informed.
#sharksmart #shark #manly #sydney #wildysydneyharbour
January 20, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Wild Sydney Harbour is designed to connect community with its blue backyard. We continue to learn more together about sharks and the marine environment.
Continued science is essential to help us be better informed.
#sharksmart #shark #manly #sydney #wildysydneyharbour
Continued science is essential to help us be better informed.
#sharksmart #shark #manly #sydney #wildysydneyharbour
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Very disappointed that this was even suggested, given the mountain of evidence that suggests culls don't do anything for shark bite risk. Also ignores we've been culling sharks for 70+ years through the shark control programs in NSW and QLD...
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Very disappointed that this was even suggested, given the mountain of evidence that suggests culls don't do anything for shark bite risk. Also ignores we've been culling sharks for 70+ years through the shark control programs in NSW and QLD...
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Proposing targetted culls of sharks is a nonsense & demonstrates Dr Adam Smith is ignorant about shark life history, ecology & behaviour, & changing the statistical probability of exceedingly rare events. Sharks behave nothing like kangaroos, koalas & starfish. au.news.yahoo.com/calls-grow-f...
'Too many sharks': Calls grow for controversial experiment in Aussie waters
Australia is searching for answers following four shark attacks.
au.news.yahoo.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Proposing targetted culls of sharks is a nonsense & demonstrates Dr Adam Smith is ignorant about shark life history, ecology & behaviour, & changing the statistical probability of exceedingly rare events. Sharks behave nothing like kangaroos, koalas & starfish. au.news.yahoo.com/calls-grow-f...
Sad news
Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70
Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70
Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023
Rob Hirst, the drummer and founding member of Australian rock band Midnight Oil, has died aged 70.
Hirst was diagnosed with stage three pancreatic cancer in 2023. In 2025 he spoke about his support for voluntary assisted dying, which he was eligible for in New South Wales. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Sad news
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Massive update to the Global Wood Density Database out today @newphyt.bsky.social led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer. What an amazing community resource!
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January 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Massive update to the Global Wood Density Database out today @newphyt.bsky.social led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer. What an amazing community resource!
🧪🍁🌐
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Plant traits matter in fire ecology!
"On average, deciduous forests lose less than half as much carbon to wildfire combustion as conifer forests per unit burned area"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"On average, deciduous forests lose less than half as much carbon to wildfire combustion as conifer forests per unit burned area"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increased deciduous tree dominance reduces wildfire carbon losses in boreal forests - Nature Climate Change
More frequent fires in the North American boreal are causing shifts from conifer to deciduous forests. This study finds that when deciduous forests burn, their carbon losses are driven by weather, but...
www.nature.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Plant traits matter in fire ecology!
"On average, deciduous forests lose less than half as much carbon to wildfire combustion as conifer forests per unit burned area"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"On average, deciduous forests lose less than half as much carbon to wildfire combustion as conifer forests per unit burned area"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🎬 New animation out! Nature-based Solutions to Extreme Wildfires. This video presents a roadmap to integrate #NatureBasedSolutions into wildfire governance.
📄 Open-access paper: lnkd.in/eEd7mqj7
▶️ youtu.be/6yTn5olrZ5o
📄 Open-access paper: lnkd.in/eEd7mqj7
▶️ youtu.be/6yTn5olrZ5o
Nature-based Solutions to Extreme Wildfires
YouTube video by Adrian Regos
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
🎬 New animation out! Nature-based Solutions to Extreme Wildfires. This video presents a roadmap to integrate #NatureBasedSolutions into wildfire governance.
📄 Open-access paper: lnkd.in/eEd7mqj7
▶️ youtu.be/6yTn5olrZ5o
📄 Open-access paper: lnkd.in/eEd7mqj7
▶️ youtu.be/6yTn5olrZ5o
Excellent explanation of a very concerning wildfire.
Facing ‘a new enemy’
The Natimuk blaze shows how climate-fuelled grassfires are outrunning warnings, defences — and time.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
The Natimuk blaze shows how climate-fuelled grassfires are outrunning warnings, defences — and time.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
No time to warn or to prepare: Natimuk met the fire of our future
The anatomy of the Natimuk fire offers a glimpse into a new and faster kind of bushfire — and the growing vulnerability of communities as climate change fuels dangerous conditions.
www.abc.net.au
January 17, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Excellent explanation of a very concerning wildfire.
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I haven’t been actively maintaining this starter pack, but is there anyone I should add?
People working on wild/bushfire research etc in the southern hemisphere:
go.bsky.app/TcNyVJi
People working on wild/bushfire research etc in the southern hemisphere:
go.bsky.app/TcNyVJi
January 14, 2026 at 8:58 AM
I haven’t been actively maintaining this starter pack, but is there anyone I should add?
People working on wild/bushfire research etc in the southern hemisphere:
go.bsky.app/TcNyVJi
People working on wild/bushfire research etc in the southern hemisphere:
go.bsky.app/TcNyVJi
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Ok, so since there's nothing coordinated anywhere, I've decided to make my own crowd-sourced list of ecology and conservation conferences here. If you know of a conference that fits, please add it to the list! Let's turn this into a useful resource for the community tinyurl.com/yb6e6mb2
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Ok, so since there's nothing coordinated anywhere, I've decided to make my own crowd-sourced list of ecology and conservation conferences here. If you know of a conference that fits, please add it to the list! Let's turn this into a useful resource for the community tinyurl.com/yb6e6mb2
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We've just created an exciting new Phylogenomics Botanist role to join our vibrant team at Botanic Gardens of Sydney and help us build the NSW Plant Tree of Life! Applications close 26 Jan 2026: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/phylogen...
#botanicgardens #nswflora #nswptol #phylogenomics
#botanicgardens #nswflora #nswptol #phylogenomics
January 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
We've just created an exciting new Phylogenomics Botanist role to join our vibrant team at Botanic Gardens of Sydney and help us build the NSW Plant Tree of Life! Applications close 26 Jan 2026: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/phylogen...
#botanicgardens #nswflora #nswptol #phylogenomics
#botanicgardens #nswflora #nswptol #phylogenomics
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The cover art is finished for my new book and I LOVE IT!
This safari tour of the life in soil and what is means to us, is now available for pre-order as ebook, soft and hardcover in the UK and Commonwealth. Published in August next year (US date soon), I hope it'll entice everyone to love soil! 🧪🪱
This safari tour of the life in soil and what is means to us, is now available for pre-order as ebook, soft and hardcover in the UK and Commonwealth. Published in August next year (US date soon), I hope it'll entice everyone to love soil! 🧪🪱
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The cover art is finished for my new book and I LOVE IT!
This safari tour of the life in soil and what is means to us, is now available for pre-order as ebook, soft and hardcover in the UK and Commonwealth. Published in August next year (US date soon), I hope it'll entice everyone to love soil! 🧪🪱
This safari tour of the life in soil and what is means to us, is now available for pre-order as ebook, soft and hardcover in the UK and Commonwealth. Published in August next year (US date soon), I hope it'll entice everyone to love soil! 🧪🪱
Meet the springtails: little-known fantastic beasts that live everywhere on Earth
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Meet the springtails: little-known fantastic beasts that live everywhere on Earth
These tiny critters have shaped the health of our planet for hundreds of millions of years.
theconversation.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Meet the springtails: little-known fantastic beasts that live everywhere on Earth
theconversation.com/meet-the-spr...
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I just rewatched Lloyd Pope's amazing 8 for 35 in the U-19 Cricket World Cup, which helped roll England for 96, defending just 128 in the quarter final.
It included a slip-fielding masterclass by Jason Sangha, and also dismissals of Harry Brook and Will Jacks.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=172...
It included a slip-fielding masterclass by Jason Sangha, and also dismissals of Harry Brook and Will Jacks.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=172...
Redirecting...
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January 11, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I just rewatched Lloyd Pope's amazing 8 for 35 in the U-19 Cricket World Cup, which helped roll England for 96, defending just 128 in the quarter final.
It included a slip-fielding masterclass by Jason Sangha, and also dismissals of Harry Brook and Will Jacks.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=172...
It included a slip-fielding masterclass by Jason Sangha, and also dismissals of Harry Brook and Will Jacks.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=172...
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This heatwave has marked a historic turning point in the Australian energy grid - we used to have blackouts as everyone turned their AC's on, with pundits telling us that 'renewables aren't the answer'. No blackouts this time, and silence from the nay-sayers.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
From scourge to saviour: How the sun powered the grid through a heatwave
For so long, the pounding sunshine of an Australian heatwave was the grid's biggest threat. It has now become its greatest asset.
www.abc.net.au
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
This heatwave has marked a historic turning point in the Australian energy grid - we used to have blackouts as everyone turned their AC's on, with pundits telling us that 'renewables aren't the answer'. No blackouts this time, and silence from the nay-sayers.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Fire refugia in forest ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, USA: Science and applications for conservation, adaptation, and stewardship
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conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Fire refugia in forest ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest, USA: Science and applications for conservation, adaptation, and stewardship
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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📢 Victoria's firefighters says the state faces the most hazardous bushfire conditions since the Black Summer six years ago. They continue to battle out of control bushfires and catastrophic fire danger warnings are in place for several areas tomorrow. The state will also be under a total fire ban.…
Victoria battles out-of-control bushfires as the whole country faces extreme heat wave
www.sbs.com.au
January 8, 2026 at 9:24 AM