Dr Krystal Randall
@tinyclimates.bsky.social
Spatial biologist looking at life in Antarctica
Research Fellow - University of Wollongong
Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (ARC SRI)
Research Fellow - University of Wollongong
Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (ARC SRI)
Check out my new article in The Conversation about some of our research on #Antarctic #moss 🌿
#Antarctica #AntarcticMoss #Research
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#Antarctica #AntarcticMoss #Research
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The moss beds in Antarctica are like miniature forests – they create their own climate.
Temperatures in a patch of Antarctic moss can vary as much as an entire mountain range
theconversation.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Check out my new article in The Conversation about some of our research on #Antarctic #moss 🌿
#Antarctica #AntarcticMoss #Research
@uowenvirofutures.bsky.social @arcsaef.bsky.social
#Antarctica #AntarcticMoss #Research
@uowenvirofutures.bsky.social @arcsaef.bsky.social
#AntarcticaDay #research publication 🥳
Today in GEB, fine-scale data and ultra-high res modelling show that tiny hills and valleys in moss beds create as much thermal variation as a mountain range, with implications for long term health, survival and heatwave impacts.
doi.org/10.1111/geb....
Today in GEB, fine-scale data and ultra-high res modelling show that tiny hills and valleys in moss beds create as much thermal variation as a mountain range, with implications for long term health, survival and heatwave impacts.
doi.org/10.1111/geb....
Centimetre‐Scale Micro‐Topography Structures Biologically Relevant Microclimates in Antarctic Moss Beds
Aim Polar and alpine plants live at the edge of their physiological limits. Thus, relatively small changes in climate can have disproportionate effects on biological and ecological processes. Antarc...
doi.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
#AntarcticaDay #research publication 🥳
Today in GEB, fine-scale data and ultra-high res modelling show that tiny hills and valleys in moss beds create as much thermal variation as a mountain range, with implications for long term health, survival and heatwave impacts.
doi.org/10.1111/geb....
Today in GEB, fine-scale data and ultra-high res modelling show that tiny hills and valleys in moss beds create as much thermal variation as a mountain range, with implications for long term health, survival and heatwave impacts.
doi.org/10.1111/geb....
Devastating news from Heard Island.
Confirmed cases of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic now span more than 140° of longitude
Confirmed cases of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic now span more than 140° of longitude
Breaking: Bird flu confirmed in elephant seal population at Heard Island: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-25/avian-influenza-h5-bird-flu-found-on-heard-island/106050412
Breaking: Bird flu confirmed in elephant seal population at Heard Island
The federal government says testing confirms the presence of avian influenza in samples collected from southern elephant seals on Heard Island — a sub-Antarctic Australian external territory.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Devastating news from Heard Island.
Confirmed cases of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic now span more than 140° of longitude
Confirmed cases of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic now span more than 140° of longitude