Issue number  :LANDSCOPE - Vol. 12 No.4 Winter 1997
Journal Name :Nature & Biodiversity
Author Name  :Ian
Description    : Since Europeans began to settle Western Australia in 1826, many populations of native plants and animals have become extinct. We know one of the major reasons for this; it results directly from clearing the land. Much of the original vegetation was removed to build towns and farms, then to develop industry.

Issue number  :LANDSCOPE - Vol. 11 No.2 Summer 1995-96
Journal Name :Forests
Author Name  :Ian Per
Description    : On the face of it, it stands to reason that forest disturbances are a threat to wildlife – doesn’t it? What really are the effects of controlled burning and logging on our forest-dwelling animals and plants? Ian Abbott and Per Christensen continue their examination of the myths surrounding the forest management debate.

Issue number  :LANDSCOPE - Vol. 11 No.1 Spring 1995
Journal Name :Nature & Biodiversity
Author Name  :Ian Paul Tom Allan
Description    : Unlike most forested parts of the world, the hardwood forests of Western Australia did not experience insect outbreaks until 30 years ago. One concern is that forest management practices may aid the spread of insect pests, but in the case of one, the jarrah leafminer, detailed studies have shown that timber harvesting and spring burning are unlikely to have caused the outbreaks. This research has also thrown up possibilities for control of the jarrah leafminer.

Issue number  :LANDSCOPE - Vol. 15 No.1 Spring 1999
Journal Name :Nature & Biodiversity
Author Name  :Ian Matthew
Description    : At any given time, local populations of a species may be increasing or decreasing – it is part of the dynamic nature of populations. While some may decline to extinction, others will thrive and may establish new populations, or recolonise old habitats. It is only when every local population declines that the species may be headed for extinction.

Issue number  :LANDSCOPE - Vol. 09 No.2 Summer 1993-94
Journal Name :Nature & Biodiversity
Author Name  :John
Description    : Mention the word ‘bee’ to an Australian, in fact to almost anyone the world around, and that person will probably think about an unhappy encounter that he or she has had with a honey bee. Yet this introduced species is only one of some 3 000 named species of bee that call Australia home.

Issue number  :LANDSCOPE - Vol. 19 No.4 Winter 2004
Journal Name :Nature & Biodiversity
Author Name  :John
Description    : The magnificent panoramas of the Kennedy range can be compared with those of John Alcock’s home state of Arizona, USA. In this story, John encourages us to look down at our feet to discover some fascinating creatures that roam these landscapes.

Issue number  :LANDSCOPE - Vol. 20 No.4 Winter 2005
Journal Name :Nature & Biodiversity
Author Name  :John
Description    : American biologist John Alcock tries to reconstruct the evolutionary steps that gave rise to the bizarre flowers of Western Australia’s amazing hammer orchids.

Issue number  :LANDSCOPE - Vol.21 No.4 Winter 2006
Journal Name :Nature & Biodiversity
Author Name  :John
Description    : Tucked away in claypans in the less-visited eastern plains of the far flung Kennedy Range National Park is a natural phenomenon that leaves US professor John Alcok abuzz with excitement.

Issue number  :LANDSCOPE - Vol. 15 No.3 Autumn 2000
Journal Name :Nature & Biodiversity
Author Name  :Dave Andrew
Description    : Feral cats are threatening many of Australia’s native animals with extinction. The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) now has technology to deal with these introduced predators. A campaign on cat-riddles Hermite Island in the Montebellos recently provided an opportunity to test it.