--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
Thesis On-line here (+)

   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.
Presentation on-line here (+)

  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.
Presentation on-line here (+)
Poster on-line PDF
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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.
On-line here PDF (+)


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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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