--Research Interests-- 

Canopy arthropod biodiversity Forest structural development  Conservation biology

Island biogeography  Paleoecology and ancient landscapes  

Environmental education Biodiversity survey techniques

  Image collections & Parataxonomy   Geomorphology 

Underground ecology Rope access and safety

Forest ecology in the public mind  Forest management  

  Landmark trees  Cloud watching  Dream exploration

--Publications, Reports, and Presentations--

Bar-Ness, Y. D., Kirkpatrick, J.B., & McQuillan, P.B. (2007) Crown structure mapping of Eucalyptus obliqua: Quantitative differences between 100 year old and old-growth trees linked to branch competition dynamics. (Submitted for peer review)

Bar-Ness, Y.D., Whitman, M., Junker, R., McQuillan, P.B., Cracknell, M. & Barrows, A. (2007) Sampling forest canopy arthropod biodiversity with three novel minimal-cost trap designs. (Submitted for peer review)

  Bar-Ness, Y. D., Kirkpatrick, J.B., & McQuillan, P.B. (2006) Age and distance effects on the canopy arthropod composition of old-growth and 100-year old Eucalyptus obliqua trees. Forest Ecology and Management 226: 290-298
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  Bar-Ness, Y. (2005). Crown structure and the canopy arthropod biodiversity of 100 year old and old-growth Tasmanian Eucalyptus obliqua. M.Sc (research) thesis, University of Tasmania, Hobart
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   Bar-Ness, Y. (2004). Crown Structural Attributes & the Canopy Invertebrate Fauna Of 100 year-old & Old-growth Tasmanian Eucalyptus obliqua. 22nd International Congress of Entomology, Brisbane, August 2004.
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  Grove, S.J., Bashford, R., Bar-Ness, Y., Harrison, K., Yee, M., & Mohammed, C. (2004). Arthropods in Tasmanian Eucalyptus obliqua: how unique is the canopy fauna? 22nd International Congress of Entomology, Brisbane, August 2004.

   Bar-Ness, Y. (2003). Tiny Animals & Titan Trees. Invertebrate Biodiversity and Conservation Conference, Hobart, Australia, October 2003.
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  Bar-Ness, Y. (2003) Report from the Canopy Down Under. International Canopy Network Newsletter What’s Up 10 (1), Fall 2003.
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--Affiliations Past and Present--

The Nature Conservancy		Ellsworth Creek Preserve, Washington, USA
International Canopy Network		Olympia, Washington, USA
ICAN Big Canopy Database Project		Olympia, Washington, USA
University of Tasmania		Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
UTAS School of Geography and Environmental Studies		Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
University of Washington, Seattle, USA		Seattle,  Washington, USA
The College of Forest Resources at UW		Seattle,  Washington, USA
UW Biology Pollen and Seed Laboratory		Seattle,  Washington, USA
Warra Long Term Ecological Research Site		Huon and Weld Valleys, Tasmania, Australia
Forestry Tasmania		Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry		Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The Free Cascadia Movement		Cascadia, Cascadia
Australian Geographic Society		New South Wales, Australia

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