Some of you will find this paper interesting: “From wing to wing: the persistence of long ecological interaction chains in less-disturbed ecosystems” http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/120517/srep00409/pdf/srep00409.pdf The title is a bit of mouthful but the article isn’t too hard to follow. (There are some technical terms that Mr. Google helped me out with.) The author’s found an unusual … Read more
G’day, I’ve been the proud owner of the ninth (2012) edition of Pizzey & Knight, edited this time by Sarah Pizzey, for over a week now. It has been for sale on Bribie Island (SEQ, etc., etc.) at the excellent discounted price of $19.95. It is, as one would expect, excellent and contains all of … Read more
ScienceDaily (Aug. 17, 2012) — Two new studies by scientists at UC Berkeley provide a clearer picture of why some species move in response to climate change, and where they go see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120817135603.htm =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: … Read more
I was looking through the latest Dymocks (father’s day) catalogue and I noticed that the 9th edition of Pizzey and Knight (and S Pizzey) Field guide to the birds of Australia is scheduled to be released on 28 August. I wonder if anybody has had an opportunity to review the book prior to its release. … Read more
Birding-aus Need help in deciding how to negotiate a possible as long as 5 week trip to Madagascar. Have any of you tried to travel around on your own? If not for the whole trip, would it be possible to do part on one’s own and the rest with a guide? Any guides that you … Read more