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Past, present and future: looking back to look forward

Posted on 22nd April 2021
The Atlas of Living Australia has been aggregating biodiversity data for over 10 years. But how did we come to be, what have we delivered to date, and…

Unlocking the mystery of the Regent Honeyeater

Posted on 13th April 2021
A recent study by Ross Crates, a scientist at ANU’s Difficult Bird Research Group, explains why Regent Honeyeaters are changing their songs. More i…

iNaturalist Australia makes huge contribution to biodiversity data

Posted on 1st April 2021
A recent review of iNaturalist Australia highlights its success since launch in 2019.
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ALA Newsletter February 2021

Posted on 24th February 2021
Atlas of Living Australian Newsletter February 2021

Helping you search and filter data in the ALA

Posted on 23rd February 2021
Our new data quality filters, called Data Profiles, allow you to filter out incomplete or inconsistent records. This makes it easier to find the data …
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GBIF Young Researchers Award 2021 – Australian nominations

Posted on 23rd February 2021
Nominations are now open for the GBIF 2021 Young Researchers Award.

Director’s update – February 2021

Posted on 23rd February 2021
Welcome to the first of our 2021 ALA newsletters.

Improving access to sensitive species data

Posted on 17th February 2021
In January 2021, we started a new collaborative project that aims to address some of the major challenges for people working with sensitive and threat…
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DNA key to identifying eggs in museum collections

Posted on 15th January 2021
A new study shows how the scientific value of collections can be improved by DNA technologies that provide high-confidence taxonomic identifications o…
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