Drones and DNA tracking: we show how these high-tech tools are helping nature heal

By Jake M Robinson, Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
Jakki Mohr, Professor of Marketing & Innovation, The University of Montana
Martin Breed, Senior Lecturer in Biology, Flinders University
Peter Harrison, Lecturer in Forest Adaptation and Restoration Genetics, University of Tasmania
Suzanne Mavoa, The University of Melbourne

From discovering hidden populations of vulnerable newts to dropping “seed bombs”, two new research papers show how genomics and drones help restore threatened ecosystems.

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