Month: August 2021

  1. Melbourne Laureate Professor Ary Hoffmann | La Trobe University Distinguished Alumni Award winner

    Ary’s alma mater, La Trobe University, have recognised his achievements with an award and a nice profile article here. There’s also a video interview

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/pearg/2021/08/27/melbourne-laureate-professor-ary-hoffmann-la-trobe-university-distinguished-alumni-award-winner

  2. Using unsorted sweep-net samples to rapidly assess macroinvertebrate biodiversity

    Words: Melissa Carew Freshwater invertebrates are the insects, snails, clams, mites, crustaceans, and worms that inhabit streams, rivers, ponds and wetlands. They play an important role in understanding the health of our freshwater environments. The biodiversity of invertebrates present in freshwaters is routinely used by water managers to assess the ecological condition and feeds into […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/pearg/2021/08/11/using-unsorted-sweep-net-samples-to-rapidly-assess-macroinvertebrate-biodiversity