DigiVol reaches 100,000 transcriptions and a mollusc milestone Posted on 2nd October 2014 DigiVol is a collaboration between the Australian Museum and the Atlas of Living Australia that was initially an experimental foray into crowd-sourcin…
ALA helps bring CSIRO’s new biodiversity book to life Posted on 26th August 2014 CSIRO’s new book, Biodiversity: Science and Solutions for Australia, is jam-packed with the latest scientific knowledge about Australia’s biodiver…
Coastal Environment Centre using Atlas of Living Australia Posted on 18th August 2014 Species occurrence data maps produced by the Atlas of Living Australia are being used by the Coastal Environment Centre (CEC) in North Narrabee…
Australia’s Virtual Herbarium: 5 million records and counting Posted on 13th August 2014 Australia’s Virtual Herbarium: 5 million records and counting (re-published from the original available at http://avh.chah.org.au/index.php/news/) …
Foundations for the Future Posted on 24th July 2014 Foundations for the future: a long-term plan for Australian ecosystem science was launched by the Chief Scientist of Australia Prof Ian Chubb AC last…
ALA gives Year 12 students real-life links in Biology class Posted on 21st July 2014 A school in the ACT has been using the Atlas of Living Australia as a teaching tool in their Year 12 Biology class.
Biogeographic patterns and climate change – a teaching resource for university lecturers Posted on 18th July 2014 A Case Study Simon Connor School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University This case study describes a practical exercise developed fo…
2014 Atlas of Living Australia Science Symposium Posted on 14th July 2014 With the 2014 ALA Science Symposium now fading into memory I wanted to record a few thoughts about this year’s event. The focus of the previous (201…
ALA Director raising money for Vinnie’s CEO Sleepout Posted on 16th June 2014 Help raise money for the Homeless This Thursday, June 19, The Atlas of Living Australia Director John La Salle will be participating in Vinnie’s CEO…