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Heather Neilly

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2024 ARC Industry Fellow. 2021 ESA Wiley Next Gen Ecologist. Arid zone. Rangelands. Ecological restoration. Plants. Animals. Soil. The whole shebang @FedUniAustralia Calperum Station. Nanya Station. Thoughts my own

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Dale Nimmo @biodiversityguy.bsky.social · Jan 30

Some more Sentinel Hub images of the Little Desert (Victoria, Australia) wildfires, showing the breadth of impact. The fire spans about 55 km from east to west. Some unburnt patches remain within the fire boundary, but there are also extensive areas with no unburnt refuges.

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Jan 28

Great, thank you I will check it out

Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Jan 27

We have used Dodonaea viscosa (sticky hop bush) which is local/native, but considered a ‘woody weed’. It grows quickly and takes over disturbed sites, and so we thinned it from other restoration sites and transported to these sites (without seeds of course). A win win for both spots!

Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Jan 27

Yes that is the next paper 😉

Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Jan 27

Sure does! plus reduces herbivory from kangaroos and goats, a major barrier to restoration in this part of Aus (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...)

‘Branching’ with complex coarse woody debris reduces herbivory on recovering erosion scalds

Coarse woody debris (CWD) has many benefits in restoration, including protecting seedlings from herbivory, and it is often reintroduced where CWD is depauperate. At Calperum Station on the Murray Riv....

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Jan 27

We applied 22,500m2 of woody debris to overgrazed arid Australia, the first pic sums up the results pretty nicely!! It not only helped veg and soil recover but provided habitat for reptiles and mammals, details in Restoration Ecology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · Nov 24

Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky

1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research

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journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 10

Oh lovely thank you!

Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 10

Hello Melbournians #ESAus2024 any brekky place reccos near the conference?

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 10

You did a great job!

Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 9

Wow what a project! Teaching crocs and goannas to not eat invasive and poisonous cane toads via taste aversion. Congrats to all involved on such an ambitious, collaborative project in remote northern Aust #DCBA #MacquarieUniversity #BunubaRangers #ESAus2024

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 9

How’s the serenity?

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 9

How cool is this from the City of Melbourne?! Are searchable planting guides available for other Aus cities? #ESAus2024

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 9

A fantastic talk by @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social on urban biodiversity and working with practitioners. But more importantly a masterclass in how to deliver an engaging plenary #ESAus2024 #scicom

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 9

Oh I missed this talk! Will have to go check out your poster

Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 9

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 8

Cities are making brushtail possums sick! Check out Tara’s poster 168 and speed talk at 5:20pm at the Nature in Cities symposium @ESAus2024

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 8

A traditional smoking ceremony to welcome us to Wurundjeri country for #ESAus2024 Looking forward to a week of inspiration and connection

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Ecological Society of Australia @ecolsocaus.bsky.social · Dec 4

Have you packed your most fabulous animal prints for #ESAus2024? We'll be snapping pics of people's style each day of the conference for the chance to win best-dressed! #ecology

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Dec 4

Please add me!

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John Griffin @jngriffy.bsky.social · Nov 28

Strongly agree with this letter in Science arguing that field-based research should be more highly and fairly valued in academia. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The value of field research in academia

From anthropology to zoology, immersion within communities, cultural settings, and study systems is integral to research and learning (1, 2). Fieldwork, the direct observation and collection of data i...

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Nov 24

A rare treat in the aussie desert! 50mm (and counting) of soft soaking rain. Enough to shut most tracks and cancel fieldwork. Better get started on that data entry I guess #caleprum #wildoz #officebound

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Dr Emily Scicluna 🌏 @drdunnart.bsky.social · Nov 23

A couple gems of the #mallee.

#spinytailedgecko #growlinggrassfrog #commonscalyfoot #redtailedwormlizard #coralsnake
#snake #gecko #herpetology #WildOz #WomenInSTEM #fieldwork #ecology #science

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Heather Neilly @heatherneilly.bsky.social · Nov 21

Final catch of the day, what a beauty! The apex predator Burton’s legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) wrapping up an amazing week, many thanks to @harrison-kent.bsky.social @hannah-churches.bsky.social @rebeccaarnold.bsky.social and the formidable @drdunnart.bsky.social and her team of legends!

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