Todd E Erickson

Our new paper shows seed enhancement approaches work, buts it’s dependent on site legacies and other restoration treatments (i.e. soil ripping and herbicide applications). Check it out here -> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/em… @Vanessa_Brown_s @alisonlritchie S. Mastrantonis R. Hobbs

Imagine what she could do if she didn't have to battle each year to fund her own salary!

Identifying areas of high drought risk in southwest Western Australia! In a new paper with @DPIRDWA and @NACC_NRM we use publicly available spatial data to show that the northern and eastern wheatbelt are at highest risk from drought. Find it here: link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s…

Our article @GlobalChangeBio is out: Ecological restoration in the age of apocalypse onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gc… If we are to attain the new goals set forth by multiple international groups for #restoration, critical evaluations of current practices & active changes need to be made.

Unpacking the recruitment potential of seeds -> check out our new paper working in Australia's drylands publish.csiro.au/BT/BT22141 Great collab betw @Davidjmerri @EmmaDalziell @MiriMunozRojas & J Dwyer, J James

#Burnoff weekend satisfaction…..

Imagine having a desert island all to yourself of a morning #FaureIsland @awconservancy

Come work with at the University of Western Australia! Our seed-based rehabilitation team at the Centre for Engineering Innovation is expanding. external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/5142…

@Dr_Rob_Davis @lost_in_botany Yes. Many sticky seeds - most swell up when hydrated (stickiness generally is mucilage which swells when wet - know it from Brassicaceae, Goodeniaceae, Nyctaginaceae). Some suggest this helps dispersal by ‘sticking’ to animals or water retention to improve germination.

@lost_in_botany @TEricksonSeed

#Seed scientist I have a question? Are there any seeds (minus mistletoe seeds) that have sticky seed coats? Particularly ones that don’t gell up when soaked in water!

@Davidjmerri Yes, in a controlled and timely manner!

Its about flaming time !! New paper demonstrates flash flaming is a valid seed enhancement. Send through any burning Qs you may have ;) ingentaconnect.com/content/ista/s… @Davidjmerri @UWAresearch @kingspark_wa

Is the paper you need stuck behind a paywall? Five websites every researcher should know to access any research paper for free @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics

@PaulineGrierso1 @schubs70 @ultimatemegs @agvocate_au @bmichanderson brizoides by shape of hummock. Come on @bmichanderson lets us know ;)

@PaulineGrierso1 @schubs70 @ultimatemegs @agvocate_au Leaves look quite long for vanleeuwenii?? Any close up shots of the inflorescence? Stunning spinifex system though!

Final burn off of the year. Summer is coming.

Coming soon! The publication date for our book, #LowCarbonBirding, compiled and edited by @javiercaletrio, is just days away. The first copies have arrived @pelagicpublish and they look fantastic! This is a diverse and persuasive collection of essays about responsible birding.

@manda_babbler @bmichanderson Many more this morning too with @manda_babbler and @bmichanderson

Botanising at #HomeFarm #BerryMead with @TEricksonSeed and @bmichanderson yesterday. Lots in flower at the moment

Excellent talk of @MiriMunozRojas at #WCSS about restoration of soils. Can we use pelleted microorganisms to such aims? It seems so!

Congrats to @JulieELarson, one of the @ESArestore early career publication award winners! For the paper, Julie counted THOUSANDS of seeds over the years to explore how functional ecology drives success in restoration. Find her at #ESA2022!

So many baby Macrozamia riedlei sprouting after fire. There was an old mama plant that had left a cache of spilled seeds over the years, and now they will grow to replace her #gozamia #ozplants