Samantha Travers and Max Mallen-Cooper looking for endangered fungi at Lane Cove. This research is part of a study to map the habitat for endangered Hydrocybe fungi. The work is supported by Lane Cove Council and the National Parks and Wildlife Service through the Saving our Species Program.
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An eye on the lichens…..
Max Mallen-Cooper has a good eye for lichens….especially Cladonia spp.
Pitfall trapping at Rankin Springs
Setting up the buckets for a full week of pitfall trapping
Anthony Collins installing the funnel traps
Charlie in action
Our wombat work in the Biophilia blog
Check out this blog written about our recent paper. “The unwelcome guests – Wombats apparently immune to “ugly lights”, and will sleep through just about anything“
Working with Manu Delgado Baquerizo
We are collaborating with Manu Delgado Baquerizo from the University of Western Sydney, looking at soil microbial communities within different patches along a rainfall gradient. Here Manu is taking soil samples from a site near Griffith.
Farewell Marta
We would like to farewell Marta who has been working for our lab for the past 6 months. She has done some fantastic work and we will miss her greatly. Thank you Marta for all of your assistance in the lab and field!!
Welcome Santi
Our friend Santiago Soliveres has come to visit us for the next three weeks. Santi will be working on some drylands research, sampling the local beverages and enjoying the sunshine.
Welcome Santi!!
Thanks Max
The lab would like to thank Max Mallen-Cooper for his assistance over the past 6 weeks as our Summer Vacation Research Student. He has been compiling data for a meta-analysis on animal soil disturbances and has provided invaluable assistance with field work. Thanks Max!!
New Website
Welcome to the new website for the Arid Ecology Lab!!!
Some sections are still under construction, but don’t worry, they’ll be up soon!!