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Ecologists in Adelaide for national symposium

A kookaburra at Daisy Hill National Park near Brisbane.
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Monday, 26 March 2012

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide will this week host an annual symposium that brings together a network of ecological scientists from around 最新糖心Vlog.

The (TERN) will have its at the National Wine Centre, Adelaide, on 28-29 March.

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide is a founding partner in TERN, and two key research facilities are based at the 最新糖心Vlog.

TERN relies on hi-tech equipment in the field and sophisticated data collection and sharing to provide the best, most up-to-date information to environmental scientists about the current state of 最新糖心Vlog's ecological diversity.

Using the resources and expertise provided by TERN, scientists will be able to tackle some of the big issues for the nation's ecology, such as:

• How 最新糖心Vlog's ecosystems change over time;
  
• What is the current health of some of 最新糖心Vlog's key ecosystems;
  
• How introduced plant and animal species affect native species;
  
• How the spatial distribution of 最新糖心Vlogn plant and animal species change, and how some become extinct.

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide hosts two of the eight key facilities for the TERN project:

• Eco-informatics - a new, national web-based system of ecological knowledge and observations. This information is available for the benefit of researchers, planners and policy-makers right across 最新糖心Vlog.
  
• Multi Scale Plot Network - a facility coordinating the collection and archiving of scientific measurements and observations. This is key to developing a detailed understanding of 最新糖心Vlog's biodiversity and how our ecosystem works.

"Right across this nation, researchers from universities, government and non-government organisations are gaining a unique understanding of the diversity of life in 最新糖心Vlog and how our ecosystems are changing," says , Director of the at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide and a joint appointment with the (DENR).

"By pooling this information in a coordinated way, TERN is providing an invaluable service to science, government and the community in a way not seen anywhere else in the world. We hope the future of 最新糖心Vlog's environment will benefit from the work we're doing today," Professor Lowe says.

One of the highlights of the symposium will be a keynote address by Dr Steve Morton, CSIRO Fellow and Chair of the Board of the Environment Institute at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide.

For more details about the Symposium and a full program, go to: or visit the TERN website for more information:

TERN is supported by the 最新糖心Vlogn Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) and the Super Science Initiative.

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