风,也跟着吹。
24 Dec 2013
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17 Nov 2013
Silent, the roos and the land are
And they stared back at me, observing quietly, wondering when this young species will begin to understand.
13 Nov 2013
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13 Oct 2013
人之渺小、人之宏伟
横看成岭侧成峰,
远近高低各不同。
不识庐山真面目,
只缘身在此山中。
苏轼(1037-1101)
不难想象 60 年代末,人类第一次看见地球全面貌时的惊讶。当时,我们懂山懂海,却首次目睹脚下星球的全景。不过此创举却还未让我们看见全宇宙。
如今我们已经看见了太阳系,但许多人却仍懊恼于每日的琐碎事(请观赏 Jason Pontin: Can technology solve our big problems?)。人类尚有许多
8 Oct 2013
6 Oct 2013
5 Oct 2013
Searching for the endangered shrub, Persoonia hindii
The latest field work was an interesting one: chatting all day long about community assembly processes and methodology for quantifying spatially-clustered plant population. Put it in a simpler way, we were measuring the population size of an endangered shrub, Persoonia hindii, while investigating what is the plant's suitable habitat.
As community ecologists, we were not interested only in the "well-being" of a single plant species, but were also observing the neighbour species and the environment in which they live. These biotic and abiotic associations will allow us to predict habitat requirements of the focal species (i.e. P. hindii).
What's the point of this field survey? The investigation area is being disturbed by coal mining. Trees are being cleared to pave ways for water-discharge pipes. Legislation however demands the mining company to reassess its impact on local ecosystem including endangered species such as P. hindii. Our data will help mapping the locations where P. hindii occurs in high density (i.e. species distribution model), and mine managers will be required to avoid cutting their pipes through these hot spots.
Ray navigating to the next survey transect through open eucalypt woodland, dominated by a ground layer of Pteridium ferns. |
As community ecologists, we were not interested only in the "well-being" of a single plant species, but were also observing the neighbour species and the environment in which they live. These biotic and abiotic associations will allow us to predict habitat requirements of the focal species (i.e. P. hindii).
A fruit-bearing Persoonia hindii, which is listed as endangered under NSW government. Our recent tracks covered an area of about three football fields (within an 40km2 forest area), but only found the plant within 6.5% of the total area. |
What's the point of this field survey? The investigation area is being disturbed by coal mining. Trees are being cleared to pave ways for water-discharge pipes. Legislation however demands the mining company to reassess its impact on local ecosystem including endangered species such as P. hindii. Our data will help mapping the locations where P. hindii occurs in high density (i.e. species distribution model), and mine managers will be required to avoid cutting their pipes through these hot spots.
2 Oct 2013
30 Sept 2013
植物、植物、植物
连续几个星期都埋头在植物界里,脑子里都是一堆拉丁文。
从大学的花园到州属树林(state forest),每日都是学习。借代小学作文《Melawat Sambil Belajar》,目前的工作简直是 Belajar Sambil Bekerja。
(?) displaying a zygomorphic flower. |
从大学的花园到州属树林(state forest),每日都是学习。借代小学作文《Melawat Sambil Belajar》,目前的工作简直是 Belajar Sambil Bekerja。
Rounded leaves on a juvenile Eucalyptus, very different from the adult lanceolate blades. |
Banksia sp., a fire-adapted species characteristic of Australian woodland. |
23 Sept 2013
寻找自我
经济不好,同届毕业的朋友近一年了还找不到份安稳的工作。心情就像他当时站在形态荒谬的乱岩中,啼笑皆非、进退不得。
看见一个乐团的自我介绍:
我想“一年後、兩年後、以後的事誰都不知道吧”这句话,应该都是年轻人最感懊恼的感受吧。自我介绍时,要说么才好呢?别人问起将来计划时,要表现得心有大志(却暗自担心),还是要瞄着安安稳稳(却害怕对方小看自己)呢?
每日工作,每日面对海浪的冲击,就是为了要游到彼岸。
看见一个乐团的自我介绍:
有兩件事一直困擾著我,一是每當有人問我們是玩什麼曲風,二是寫樂團介紹。為什麼一定要把自己的音樂分門別類、侷限住呢?我們喜歡後搖、喜歡英搖、也喜歡grunge,誰說後搖不能喜歡Pearl Jam跟Alice in Chains,而且我們的後搖有solo。你現在問我們玩什麼曲風,我會回答你後搖,但一年後、兩年後、以後的事誰都不知道吧,對我們來說音樂就是音樂,我想我會這樣介紹我們。
我想“一年後、兩年後、以後的事誰都不知道吧”这句话,应该都是年轻人最感懊恼的感受吧。自我介绍时,要说么才好呢?别人问起将来计划时,要表现得心有大志(却暗自担心),还是要瞄着安安稳稳(却害怕对方小看自己)呢?
每日工作,每日面对海浪的冲击,就是为了要游到彼岸。
21 Sept 2013
The Lost Forest of University of Queensland
昆士兰历经悠久的土地开发,在市区中能找到一片雨林算是宝藏了。但是校方不作公布便把校园内一片足球场大小的雨林关闭,导致我毕业了都还没机会涉足。
还以为这片雨林从此就会被人遗忘,直到前几天突然发现篱笆拆开了,便立刻闯进去。
结果……一闯就是一小时,工作都被抛到九霄云外了。下次还会回来,真是个工作透气的好去处(顺便辨认和备注物种的名称)。
还以为这片雨林从此就会被人遗忘,直到前几天突然发现篱笆拆开了,便立刻闯进去。
结果……一闯就是一小时,工作都被抛到九霄云外了。下次还会回来,真是个工作透气的好去处(顺便辨认和备注物种的名称)。
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