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"When we think of extinction, we think of individual species. But nature
doesn’t operate like that. Entire communities and even whole ecosystems are now
so compromised they could be lost entirely. Australia now has about 100
ecological communities at risk.
One of those is the iconic Mountain Ash (
Eucalyptus regnans) community in
Victoria’s Central Highlands. Many of us know and love these regal trees, the
tallest flowering plant in the world. But decades of logging, repeated
wildfires, and fragmentation of these forests means they and the species which
rely on them like Leadbeater’s possum and gliders now face existential threats.
In our new research, we point to the need to list the entire community as
threatened."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
