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Science and the Environments
Ice age extinction shaped Australian plant diversity
12 February 2013

Researchers have shown that part of Australia’s rich plant diversity was wiped out by the ice ages, proving that extinction, instead of evolution, influences biodiversity.

Science and the Environments
Back from the brink – Emergency action gives Pygmy-possums a future
19 April 2012

Mt Buller’s Mountain Pygmy-possums have had some rare good news following the success of an emergency action to save the isolated population from extinction caused by declining genetic diversity.

Science and the Environments
Limited genetic diversity of the Tasmanian Tiger sheds light on species’ geographic isolation
19 April 2012

A team of international scientists including from the University of Melbourne have discovered the unique Tasmanian Tiger or thylacine had limited genetic diversity prior to its extinction.