Dr Krystal Randall

Dr Krystal Randall

@tinyclimates.bsky.social

Spatial biologist looking at life in Antarctica Research Fellow - University of Wollongong Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (ARC SRI)

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Dr Krystal Randall
@tinyclimates.bsky.social

#AntarcticaDay #research publication 🥳 Today in GEB, fine-scale data and ultra-high res modelling show that tiny hills and valleys in moss beds create as much thermal variation as a mountain range, with implications for long term health, survival and heatwave impacts. doi.org/10.1111/geb....

doi.orgCentimetre‐Scale Micro‐Topography Structures Biologically Relevant Microclimates in Antarctic Moss BedsAim Polar and alpine plants live at the edge of their physiological limits. Thus, relatively small changes in climate can have disproportionate effects on biological and ecological processes. Antarc...
Dr Krystal Randall
@tinyclimates.bsky.social

Devastating news from Heard Island. Confirmed cases of H5N1 in the sub-Antarctic now span more than 140° of longitude

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Breaking: Bird flu confirmed in elephant seal population at Heard Island: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-25/avian-influenza-h5-bird-flu-found-on-heard-island/106050412

abc.net.auBreaking: Bird flu confirmed in elephant seal population at Heard IslandThe federal government says testing confirms the presence of avian influenza in samples collected from southern elephant seals on Heard Island — a sub-Antarctic Australian external territory.

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