Tim Curran
@timcurran.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. of Ecology at Lincoln Uni, Aotearoa/New Zealand. Scientist, teacher, dad, bibliophile, cricket tragic, snorkeler, rockpooler (fond of crabs). Uses traits to understand plant responses to disturbance. Likes to BBQ plants.
Dale pointed out that there are four key animal responses to fire
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Dale pointed out that there are four key animal responses to fire
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Dale Nimmo gave the Australian Research Excellence Award plenary
Fire adaptations of fauna
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Fire adaptations of fauna
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November 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Dale Nimmo gave the Australian Research Excellence Award plenary
Fire adaptations of fauna
@newzealandecology.bsky.social
Fire adaptations of fauna
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Josie Galbraith reflecting on her late Dad Mel's Ecology in Action legacy
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Including a word cloud based on descriptions by friends, family and colleagues.
Generous, kind and ... mustache!
@newzealandecology.bsky.social
Including a word cloud based on descriptions by friends, family and colleagues.
Generous, kind and ... mustache!
November 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Josie Galbraith reflecting on her late Dad Mel's Ecology in Action legacy
@newzealandecology.bsky.social
Including a word cloud based on descriptions by friends, family and colleagues.
Generous, kind and ... mustache!
@newzealandecology.bsky.social
Including a word cloud based on descriptions by friends, family and colleagues.
Generous, kind and ... mustache!
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Te Tohu Taiao award for Ecological Excellence went to Andrew Jeffs of U Auckland
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@newzealandecology.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Te Tohu Taiao award for Ecological Excellence went to Andrew Jeffs of U Auckland
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@newzealandecology.bsky.social
Sian Crowley accepting her Ecology in Action award @newzealandecology.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Sian Crowley accepting her Ecology in Action award @newzealandecology.bsky.social
Sarah Wyse, Editor of the NZ Journal of Ecology, awarding the best student paper in the journal
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@newzealandecology.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Sarah Wyse, Editor of the NZ Journal of Ecology, awarding the best student paper in the journal
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@newzealandecology.bsky.social
Barlow Scholarship award @newzealandecology.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Barlow Scholarship award @newzealandecology.bsky.social
Jo Monks, our new @newzealandecology.bsky.social president giving her address
November 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Jo Monks, our new @newzealandecology.bsky.social president giving her address
Almost ready for our @newzealandecology.bsky.social virtual hui (meeting)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Almost ready for our @newzealandecology.bsky.social virtual hui (meeting)
Much of this work described by @john-m-dwyer.bsky.social is underpinned by the excellent PhD thesis by @jradford-smith.bsky.social. You can see some of his papers and his study area here.
#urbantrees #heatwaves
#urbantrees #heatwaves
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Much of this work described by @john-m-dwyer.bsky.social is underpinned by the excellent PhD thesis by @jradford-smith.bsky.social. You can see some of his papers and his study area here.
#urbantrees #heatwaves
#urbantrees #heatwaves
In his excellent talk @john-m-dwyer.bsky.social explained that naming his preferred street tree is like choosing your favourite David Bowie album...impossible!
However, here is his attempt at best trees for different circumstances.
IMO the best tree is ooline, and Bowie song is Under Pressure.
However, here is his attempt at best trees for different circumstances.
IMO the best tree is ooline, and Bowie song is Under Pressure.
September 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
In his excellent talk @john-m-dwyer.bsky.social explained that naming his preferred street tree is like choosing your favourite David Bowie album...impossible!
However, here is his attempt at best trees for different circumstances.
IMO the best tree is ooline, and Bowie song is Under Pressure.
However, here is his attempt at best trees for different circumstances.
IMO the best tree is ooline, and Bowie song is Under Pressure.
Tuned in yesterday for an impassioned plea and delightful talk by @john-m-dwyer.bsky.social on how dry rainforest trees, including our beloved vine thickets, could be used to revegetate Brisbane's streets in the lead up to the 2032 Olympics.
Lots of neat data on temp. niches!
Lots of neat data on temp. niches!
September 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Tuned in yesterday for an impassioned plea and delightful talk by @john-m-dwyer.bsky.social on how dry rainforest trees, including our beloved vine thickets, could be used to revegetate Brisbane's streets in the lead up to the 2032 Olympics.
Lots of neat data on temp. niches!
Lots of neat data on temp. niches!
No Brachychiton here... just green chiton
August 30, 2025 at 6:38 AM
No Brachychiton here... just green chiton
Horse mussels! Pile Bay
August 30, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Horse mussels! Pile Bay
Lots of Neptune's lace!
August 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Lots of Neptune's lace!
Trip to Pile Bay with fam and kid's friends to watch sunset and do some beachcombing.
August 30, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Trip to Pile Bay with fam and kid's friends to watch sunset and do some beachcombing.
It was great fun watching the Lincoln Uni finals of the 3 Minute Thesis #3MT.
Such a wide range of topics and extremely high quality.
To top it off, Nathan Campbell was awarded top Masters talk and 3rd overall!
#proudsupervisor
Such a wide range of topics and extremely high quality.
To top it off, Nathan Campbell was awarded top Masters talk and 3rd overall!
#proudsupervisor
August 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It was great fun watching the Lincoln Uni finals of the 3 Minute Thesis #3MT.
Such a wide range of topics and extremely high quality.
To top it off, Nathan Campbell was awarded top Masters talk and 3rd overall!
#proudsupervisor
Such a wide range of topics and extremely high quality.
To top it off, Nathan Campbell was awarded top Masters talk and 3rd overall!
#proudsupervisor
Even putatively flammable species like eucalypts can play a role in trapping embers if managed (e.g. trimmed from the base) correctly. As Justin Leonard of CSIRO explained to me on a field trip. I was very surprised.
I'm reminded of that in this figure.
From: www.qra.qld.gov.au/resilient-ho...
I'm reminded of that in this figure.
From: www.qra.qld.gov.au/resilient-ho...
June 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Even putatively flammable species like eucalypts can play a role in trapping embers if managed (e.g. trimmed from the base) correctly. As Justin Leonard of CSIRO explained to me on a field trip. I was very surprised.
I'm reminded of that in this figure.
From: www.qra.qld.gov.au/resilient-ho...
I'm reminded of that in this figure.
From: www.qra.qld.gov.au/resilient-ho...
I had an absolute blast doing a plant BBQ demonstration at my old school, Gunnedah High!
The students really got into it. Their answers were great, and they had very intelligent questions themselves. The Q&A was as good as my uni students, and my collaborators & reviewers!
The kids are alright!
The students really got into it. Their answers were great, and they had very intelligent questions themselves. The Q&A was as good as my uni students, and my collaborators & reviewers!
The kids are alright!
April 10, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I had an absolute blast doing a plant BBQ demonstration at my old school, Gunnedah High!
The students really got into it. Their answers were great, and they had very intelligent questions themselves. The Q&A was as good as my uni students, and my collaborators & reviewers!
The kids are alright!
The students really got into it. Their answers were great, and they had very intelligent questions themselves. The Q&A was as good as my uni students, and my collaborators & reviewers!
The kids are alright!
Today is the very last of our plant BBQ roadshow events, and it is the one I've been most looking forward to since we first started thinking about this project.
It will be great to get back to my old school!
'Oh! Gunnedah High for me!'
It will be great to get back to my old school!
'Oh! Gunnedah High for me!'
April 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Today is the very last of our plant BBQ roadshow events, and it is the one I've been most looking forward to since we first started thinking about this project.
It will be great to get back to my old school!
'Oh! Gunnedah High for me!'
It will be great to get back to my old school!
'Oh! Gunnedah High for me!'