Calling all citizen scientists Posted on 5th November 2014 With summer almost here, now is the perfect time to get out of the house and enjoy Australia’s great outdoors. And what better way to do it than by …
ESA delegates learn about the ALA Spatial Portal Posted on 10th October 2014 Over 50 delegates from the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) conference now have a better understanding of the data and tools provided by the Atla…
Upcoming event: ReefBlitz, Cannonvale Beach, QLD. Posted on 9th October 2014 On October the 24th and 25th, the first ever ReefBlitz will be happening at Cannonvale Beach (just north of Airlie Beach) in Queensland. Whether you w…
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.