Ben Parkhurst
@ParkhurstBen
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Ecologist @BushHeritageAus living on Eurardy Reserve & working across mid west WA. Amateur wildlife photographer.
Western Australia, Australia
Joined November 2018
Who says cockroaches are are ugly. Mitchell’s diurnal cockroach (Polyzosteria mitchelli) at Charles Darwin Reserve. #WildOz
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The end begins now.🚨 I am not being dramatic. Buffel Grass is worse for the environment than every feral animal combined. ❌ These photos only taken 5 years apart from my visit to Central Australia. Australia boasts the most biodiverse arid eco-systems on earth, mainly due to
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Cover picture thanks to @ParkhurstBen featuring our study on soil nutrients in restored old fields @RachelJStandish @SuzanneProber @BushHeritageAus @carbonneutralAU #GenerationRestoration
Check out our April issue, online now! Papers in this issue link to #opendata from @datadryad @EDIgotdata @nceas @figshare @USGS @ABbiodiversity @DataINRAE @zenodo_org @LivingAtlas @TERN_Aus @CSIRO Thanks to @Tina__Schroeder et al. for this cover pic! https://t.co/SyiVrQ9e7H
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Enhancing revegetation of old fields in Western Australia https://t.co/rUrF4uwyeJ via @physorg_com
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Wildflowers and native grasses are needed to boost revegetation in Western Australia's northern wheatbelt, according to new research from the Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainabi...
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Check out this chunky ringed brown snake (Pseudonaja modesta) in amongst the wildflowers @BushHeritageAus #HamelinStationReserve. #WildOz #AustralianReptiles #Elapidae #venomous #snakeinthegrass #wildflowers #Cephalipterum
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New paper on vegetation recovery in old field restoration. Thanks to @BushHeritageAus and @cpositiveaus for funding support
📰Published📰 Oldfield #restoration facilitates recovery of woody species but not #wildflowers, #nativegrasses and #herbs in semi-arid agricultural landscapes #GenerationRestoration Read the full research: https://t.co/KccT4BJKTV
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Ch-ch-ch-CHUDITCH! 🐾 That’s what our team at Eurardy Reserve in WA have been exclaiming following the exciting discovery of a #WesternQuoll (or #Chuditch in Noongar language) for the first time EVER! Read the full story on our blog https://t.co/EPc2xNxkol
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#metaanalysis shows incomplete recovery of soil conditions and invertebrates after #ecological #restoration #phdchat #ERC #GenerationRestoration
#EcologicalRestoration in agricultural landscapes: A new #MetaAnalysis highlights positive outcomes of #soil conditions, but varied effects on #invertebrates, and overall incomplete recovery @Tina__Schroeder @RachelJStandish @MurdochUni @CSIRO @BushHeritageAus @uwanews @UN.
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This gorgeous, tiny, Jan's Banded Snake (Simoselaps bertholdi) was found in one of the volunteer rooms @BushHeritageAus #Eurardy Reserve. The smallest one I've ever seen. #WildOz #AustralianReptiles #Elapidae #tinysnake #bandedsnake
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A young spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis) from @BushHeritageAus #HamelinStationReserve trapping last year. #WildOz #NativeRodents #AusMammals #CuteRodents #Minimouse
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I found this spectacular Catasarcus weevil @BushHeritageAus #HamelinStationReserve last week. Any experts out there have an idea on species? Could it be carbo or perhaps just undescribed? #Wildoz #invertebratesarecool #punkweevil #weevilrockyou #Mulganacountry
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Check out the face on this little guy! A Hairy-footed Dunnart @BushHeritageAus #Eurardy Reserve #wildoz #dasyuridae #dunnart #marsuipialhobbit
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Urban reptiles accumulate rat poison, no matter what their dietary preference is. The use of rat poison results in food web saturation, and reptiles are probably a significant vector.
How #rat poisons are putting WA wildlife at risk. @CurtinUni PhD candidate @LettsGetSnakes explains the role of #reptiles in spreading the danger. Read more: https://t.co/FuZgibXOwP
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The wildflowers are well & truly popping up at #Eurardy Reserve on #Nanda country in midwest WA! 🌸 The 30,000 ha nature reserve received a good dumping of 🌧 a few wks ago and with more on the way this weekend it’s looking to be a bumper #wildflower year! 📸: @Tina__Schroeder
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Freedom! One of 33 western grasswrens (Amytornis textilis) captured in Francois Peron NP as part of a collaborative monitoring project between DBCA, @BushHeritageAus & @BiolSci_UWA. This elusive bird is planned for reintroduction to Dirk Hartog Island as part of #returnto1616.
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Check out this Wedge-tailed Eagle ripping my camera lure out of the ground! @BushHeritageAus #EurardyReserve #WildOz #raptors #birdofprey #Wedgie #bigbird #Aquilaaudax
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Check out this tiny dragon, another baby Moloch at @BushHeritageAus #Eurardy_Reserve found while setting up sandpads today #WildOz #reptiles #therebedragons #littledevil
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From the very tiny, a hatchling Moloch found a little while ago @BushHeritageAus #EurardyReserve to Australia's biggest: this Perentie that has taken up residence near the homestead #WildOz #reptiles #therebedragons #littledevil #monitor
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And it's back - #HamelinScienceFair 2020. Join @BushHeritageAus for a free weekend of entertainment with interesting talks and walks about the Shark Bay World Heritage Area including rangeland and fire ecology, marine research and conservation management.
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