A Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar) on a rocky surface with its head raised. Green vegetation in the background.
The vulnerable Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar) is up next for #WildlifeWednesday. This grassland specialist is found in parts of NSW, ACT, Vic and SA. Females begin to breed at 3-4 years old and usually lay two eggs a year during early summer!
📷 Geoff Heard
#WildOz
🧬 #eDNA is becoming increasingly useful in #biodiversity research and #conservation. But what is eDNA, exactly? We speak with environmental scientist Dr Michelle Guzik from Adelaide University to learn more.
Read the full article: buff.ly/AnSBMSf
🐨 Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! We're highlighting biodiversity #conservation & species protection with the TERN-managed @aus-tsx.bsky.social. The TSX, the first of its kind, offers reliable measures of changes in the abundance of Australia's #threatenedspecies at various levels.
Learn more: tsx.org.au
📰 Our latest Director's Update is now available! Read about our newly appointed Chair of the TERN Advisory Board, celebrating women in science, a milestone for national research infrastructure, and more.
Read the full update: www.tern.org.au/news/directo...
#NCRISimpact #CommunityNews
📸 WildObs is hosting a webinar on 5 March, about standardising and coordinating wildlife #cameradata in Australia. Ideal for those interested in #wildlifemonitoring, relevant for students, researchers, government, NGOs, academics, or management.
Register: buff.ly/lOr1WCZ
Fantastic for TERN to catch up with a team from Timor Leste at Seaworld today. The visitors are involved in #bluecarbon tourism. We shared some experiences with surface #elevationtables that we both use to study sea level inundation of #wetlands.
The #NCRIS Directors that manage Earth and Environment national infrastructure were in the field today, finding out about the #researchinfrastructure used by Griffith University & Seaworld to study jellyfish for #conservation and restoration projects around Australia's coast.
Graminoids had the best heat tolerance, but plant growth form did not predict response to active warming in a #heatwave experiment led by @scienceanu.bsky.social PhD student Tom Hanley using @tern-aus.bsky.social AMRF infrastructure.
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🧪 #ecology #ecophysiology #wildOz
💧 Wayne Meyer has always been interested in #water. His work in establishing and managing the TERN SuperSite at Calperum Station in South Australia’s drylands has led to the generation of valuable #longterm multiscale time series #data.
Read more: buff.ly/M2GZMBr
🔍️ Discover high-quality DSLR images at TERN Boyagin Wandoo Woodland using the panoramic photopoint method. These images aid in creating 3D reconstructions to monitor changes and estimate biomass.
📊: buff.ly/6GYmjcH
#datadiscovery
🤿 In December 2025, TERN's OzSET team and UQ’s Lovelock lab snorkeled through #mangroves at high tide to explore coastal #marinelife. The trip underscored the importance of mangrove #biodiversity in supporting fisheries and coastal protection.
Read more: buff.ly/fv7V7Lg
📝We're including #survey findings into TERN's new Strategic Plan and want to keep you engaged. This Exposure Draft lets you review our survey interpretation and gives you a chance to provide #feedback!
Read the draft: tern.short.gy/expodraft-BlueSky
😍📊 It's International Love Data Week!
Do you love data as much as we do? Why not explore TERN's Data Discovery Portal!
portal.tern.org.au
#LoveDataWeek
📝 TERN's Research Directions #survey 2025–2035 collected over 180 responses from researchers, data users, and stakeholders. An Exposure Draft of the findings is available, and the #community is invited to help shape our #futureplanning.
Read more: buff.ly/njpgidz
🎞️ If you missed our recent webinar on 'Lifelines in the Desert – the critical role of oases in biodiversity and heritage', you can now catch up!
Watch it here: www.tern.org.au/webinars/lif...
#webinar #oases #biodiversity
🔍 Discover TERN's Alice Mulga SuperSite's Digital Hemispherical Photography (DHP). Captured three times a year, these upward photos analyse vegetation and canopy cover to calculate Leaf Area Index (LAI).
Access the data on the TERN Data Discovery Portal: buff.ly/whaEOrL
#DataDiscovery
👏 Thank you to everyone who as able to join us at our first #webinar of 2026! A special thank you to our guest speakers Dr Renee Rossini, Prof. Rod Fensham, and Dr Michelle Guzik for their time and expert insights.
Missed it? The recording will be available soon here: www.tern.org.au/webinars/
🔍🌳 #Monitoring 1,000 plots across Australia’s vast landscapes required ingenuity in adapting & designing equipment that didn’t exist.
Discover how TERN’s #innovations to the Basal Wedge & Densitometer Pole helped make continental-scale #ecosystem surveillance possible.
Read more: buff.ly/s1WXK5M
📣 Join TODAY'S #webinar, 'Lifelines in the Desert – the critical role of oases in biodiversity and heritage', at 3pm AEST.
Discover the value of Australia's desert springs and #oases with leading experts, addressing their challenges and #conservation strategies.
Register now: buff.ly/Yo18khW
📰 The first Director's Update of 2026 is now available! Read about the impact of #extremeweather on our field #infrastructure, a retrospective look at long-term TERN participant Professor Wayne Meyer, joining our #webinar, and more.
Read the full update: www.tern.org.au/news/directo...
🏜️ We're excited to share Dr Renee Rossini will be the last speaker at our #webinar on the importance of #oases. With over a decade in #ecology, she partners with Aboriginal custodians & is a leading authority on Australia's endangered artesian springs' macro-invertebrates.
Register: buff.ly/WoOz8CQ
📊 TERN's #researchinfrastructure is crucial for Australia's #environmental efforts, promoting innovation and providing unbiased, long-term ecological #data. This supports science, policy, and industry in preserving Australia's natural heritage.
Read more: buff.ly/0POB5xK
🏜️ Join us for our next #webinar featuring Dr Michelle Guzik! She pioneers #eDNA metabarcoding research to explore biodiversity in ecosystems reliant on #groundwater. Her work aids researchers, industry, and regulators in addressing environmental issues.
Register now: uqz.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🔍 Discover how #viruses boost trophic facilitation in aphids. This research is valuable for examining virus impacts on host #plants, & aphid feeding habits. Explore the influence on aphid performance & plant nutrients.
📊: buff.ly/3c3ZFxi
#DataDiscovery
You can also check out the paper the team published in the Australian Journal of Environmental Education: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🎨 The Forest Art Intelligence project is a unique art-science initiative by experimental artist Keith Armstrong, in collaboration with a team of scientists and science educators from QUT and TERN.
Read more: buff.ly/UqXgQAU
#ArtScience #NatureArt #EnvironmentalEducation
🖥️ Explore CoESRA, TERN's cloud-based virtual desktop for research and analysis. Utilise tools like RStudio, Jupyter Lab, and QGIS with both CPU and GPU options. Share data seamlessly and enjoy ample storage.
Explore CoESRA: coesra.tern.org.au
#DataDiscovery #CloudComputing #Research
📝 TERN has been observing Australia's land ecosystems for over 16 years. During this time, #research questions, tools, technologies, and #datamethods have evolved. Now is an ideal time to reassess and adapt #data strategies.
Read more: buff.ly/SSWOyK5
🏜️ Prof. Rod Fensham is our first speaker at TERN's #webinar on the vital importance of #oases. In 2020, he established the Fellowship of the Spring, a global network dedicated to studying and conserving dryland springs.
Don't miss out — register here: buff.ly/e9nDfIh
🔍 Discover the TERN-ANU Landscape Data Visualiser, your gateway to exploring Australia's landscapes, soils, and ecosystems through diverse spatial datasets. Dive into time-series, remote sensing, and beyond!
Check it out: maps.tern.org.au
#DataDiscovery #SpatialExploration #Environment
