Urban Wildlife – Frog workshops
Two successful workshops took place last weekend inviting citizen scientists to learn to make observations of WA’s very own motorbike... Continue reading →
About Alex Chapman
Alex Chapman is a botanist with a specialty in bioinformatics. He has worked with Australian collections for over 30 years and joins Gaia Resources as our Consulting Scientist.
A Carbon Budget for Western Australia
I recently attended a seminar exploring the proposal that WA should legislate a carbon budget to reduce its greenhouse gas... Continue reading →
Bristlebird Adventures: Designing Technology to Support Saving Wildlife
Editors note: We’ve been working with Jessie Oliver on a few citizen science projects over the last year or so,... Continue reading →
Dynamic Field Guides for Insects and Flora too
You perhaps read January’s blog post on developing a simple dynamic Fungi field guide from available resources. Our GIS tiger... Continue reading →
NatureLink and the Circular Economy
I had the good fortune to attend two very interesting events recently. And if I learnt anything from these two... Continue reading →
Phenological analysis of Eucalyptus wandoo for honey bee foraging
You can read this post on the Honey Bee Products Cooperative Research Centre site (see http://www.crchoneybeeproducts.com/phenological-analysis-of-eucalyptus-wandoo-for-honey-bee-foraging/). Why not try out... Continue reading →
Biological names management – a WA case study
Taxonomic names for biological entities have a rigorous scientific process for formulation, publication and application. They are the ‘handle’... Continue reading →
Biodiversity informatics future requirements
In a blog from last month I wrote about the good work that’s already been done within individual biodiversity knowledge domains. But... Continue reading →
Challenge: Dynamic Fungi Field Guide
You hopefully read last October’s blog post on visualising available data on the collecting history of Leadbeater’s Possum in the... Continue reading →
Biodiversity informatics history 101
On the 11th November 1998 I made a presentation to the herbarium staff at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew on the... Continue reading →
Threatened species – mapping stories
I attended the NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub Roadshow recently, hosted by WA’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions Science Division. The... Continue reading →
Dieback Information Group Conference 2018
I recently attended the 17th annual Dieback Information Group Conference 2018. Themed Working together – combating plant disease through collaboration.... Continue reading →
Researching honey bees, floristics and data management
We’ve been steadily developing our research capacity at Gaia Resources, and as part of that I am now seconded to... Continue reading →
WA Landcare Network Forum
I recently attended the annual WA Landcare Network (WALN) Members and Stakeholders Forum, held at the Cockburn Wetlands Education Centre. ... Continue reading →
Social Impact Festival – how citizens are democratizing science
I recently spoke at the annual Social Impact Festival on the UWA campus. The two-hour panel discussion, entitled Effecting Change:... Continue reading →
Symposium on Flora and Vegetation Surveys
Chris and I each attended a day of this Symposium that aimed to explore the issues surrounding flora and vegetation... Continue reading →
Citizen Science on The Couch
I was recently invited to appear on the TV show – The Couch, as Marnie Giroud’s guest on her Wild... Continue reading →
Dolphin Watch Broome launched
The next phase of the Dolphin Watch partners program has been rolled out. In a previous post we discussed... Continue reading →
MicroBlitz 2018 re-launch
I recently attended the re-launch of the MicroBlitz project, where the apps and website we re-built for them were one... Continue reading →
Dolphin Watch Mandurah launched
I recently attended the launch of the latest chapter in the growth of the Dolphin Watch program — the first... Continue reading →
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