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  1. Site Page: Bird sightings and high tech combine to understand bird migration – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 6th April 2011 Scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology are working on a DataONE project to investigate the affects of climate change on bird migration in the USA. The Atlas of Living Australia is an overseas partner of DataONE. By combining a database of bird sightings (contributed by birdwatchers) with satellite data and supercomputing, scientists can analyse bird species distribution and migration patterns...

  2. Site Page: The value of biological collections – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 6th April 2011 By Lynne Sealie, Atlas of Living Australia Australia’s biological collections – do they really matter or are they an interesting pursuit for people with a passion for preserving dead plants and animals? Documented collecting in Australia began when Joseph Banks visited Australia as part of Captain Cook’s expedition in 1770...

  3. Site Page: New data and/or photos in the ALA – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 6th April 2011 The ALA has recently established agreements to share data and/or photos from: Russell Knightley Media The Unique Flora of Tasmania Website Australian Succulents Website Fungi Foray Group of Victoria website Marine Life Society of South Australia Butterfly House website Find-A-Spider Native Solomon's Seal, Drymophila cyanocarpa. Photo: The Unique Flora of Tasmania...

  4. Site Page: ALA to include Australian coral data – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 6th April 2011 The ALA is excited to announce a new project to incorporate data on Australian coral, in collaboration with Dr. J. E. N. ‘Charlie’ Veron. Dr Veron’s data will include species and location records for corals in all Australian waters as well as photos. Additional information on habitat, abundance and species characteristics will also be made […] An Australian coral, Catalaphyllia jardinei, on the Great Barrier Reef...

  5. Site Page: 15th International Congress of Myriapodology – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 8th April 2011 The 15th International Congress of Myriapodology will be held from the 18 July – 22 July, 2011 in Brisbane, Australia. The congress will have a special focus on the myriapod fauna of Asia and the lands and islands of the Pacific basin. Conference Website: http://www.15icm.org...

  6. Site Page: The potential of citizen science – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 8th April 2011 Subscribers interested in citizen science and crowdsourcing may like to read an interview with Healy Hamilton, Director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Informatics at the California Academy of Sciences, Why the Pros Need Citizen Science Back to Articles

  7. Site Page: The ALA and BIGnet – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 8th April 2011 By Piers Higgs, Gaia Resources BIGnet, the Bird Interest Group network, held their bi-annual meeting on Sunday, 3rd April, 2011 at Lake Parramatta Reserve in Sydney. BIGnet invited Piers Higgs, the ALA’s Citizen Science team leader, to talk to them about the Atlas of Living Australia...

  8. Site Page: International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 8th April 2011 The 4th International Barcode of Life Conference will be held at the University of Adelaide between 28th November and 3rd December, 2011. It will include: Monday, Tuesday, 28 to 29 Nov: Short courses and special presentations on barcoding informatics and lab procedures. Wednesday to Saturday, 30 Nov to 3 Dec: Main Conference...

  9. Site Page: Have you seen this seaweed in Victoria? – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 8th April 2011 The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment is calling for any sightings of Undaria pinnatifida, also known as Japanese Kelp or Wakame. Undaria is a golden brown seaweed that grows between 0.5 and 3 metres in length. Key features of Undaria are frilly growth at the base and a stripe up the middle of the frond. It is native to Japan, Korea and some parts of China and Russia, and used as the food product wakame...

  10. Site Page: UNAA World Environment Day Awards 2011 Nominations – Atlas of Living Australia

    Posted on 12th April 2011 Nominations are now open for the 2011 United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) World Environment Day Awards. Individuals, organisations and businesses working for sustainability and the environment in their homes, schools and workplaces are encouraged to apply. Awards The Awards are held each year in celebration of United Nations World Environment Day (June 5) and this year also in recognition of the 2011 International Year of Forests...