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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · 16d

Fun to be part of this with the two Pieters + team. Double the Pieter, double the insight into forest microclimate monitoring

Pieter De Frenne @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social · 19d

Fibre-optic cables (also used for internet) can be used as a novel means of continuous measurements of #forest #microclimate in space and over time, at 25-cm spatial and 1-minute temporal resolution

New paper @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1111/2041...

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RENEWBiodiversity.bsky.social @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social · Aug 29

RENEW Research paper provides a flexible approach for nature recovery in landscapes with multiple choices for habitat creation. Read more about the Ebrel model: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #naturerecovery #biodiversityrenewal @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social

Spatial prioritisation for nature recovery with multiple options for habitat creation

The Ebrel model provides a flexible approach to the challenge of identifying priority areas, and meeting biodiversity targets, for nature recovery in landscapes where there are multiple choices for h...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Jun 16

Nice to see my former PhD student, Brit Trew, get a bit of press coverage of her final PhD chapter. An important consideration: news.mongabay.com/2025/06/to-s.... @alexanderlees.bsky.social @reganearly.bsky.social

To survive climate change, scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning

Protected areas such as national parks, nature reserves and Indigenous lands are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. However, climate change is threatening their effectiveness in safeguarding...

news.mongabay.com

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · May 31

No photo, but bumped into a Quail on my @btobirds.bsky.social Heathland Bird Survey on the Lizard—last visit it was a Hoopoe. Here's a Dartford Warbler from the same square as consolation

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · May 11

Cornwall in May: the sea’s still freezing, but at least the cliffs look nice

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Mar 29

Great find! Is that why you were late for our lab group meeting? I am suprised you turned up at all. I wouldn't have! For future reference - finding rarities is an 100% acceptable excuse for missing meetings:-)

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Feb 15

I see Shell has unveiled its new #rewilding policy

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Feb 14

Not very often I take selfies, but couldn't resist taking one with this Shoebill

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Feb 10

Green-breasted Pitta! Just 27 years of searching forest in Uganda to finally see one of these, and then like buses two pop along

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Charlie Masquelier @charlesmasquelier.bsky.social · Jan 25

New article. In this piece, we highlight the importance of designing agri-environment schemes (AES) with clear and measurable targets and aligning those with an understanding of how land managers interact with nature.

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Aligning strategic and participatory approaches to agri‐environment scheme design and implementation to enhance nature recovery outcomes

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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RENEWBiodiversity.bsky.social @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social · Jan 28

Researchers from @universityofexeter.bsky.social
are collaborating with @naturalengland.bsky.social
to save the endangered Willow Tit from extinction via strategic local action.

Read the BBC article below.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Project aims to save willow tit from extinction

Natural England says the willow tit is one of the UK's fastest declining resident birds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dave Klinges @thenaturedave.bsky.social · Jan 21

My final PhD chapter published in FEE (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment): re-mapping Köppen-Geiger climate zones, but now using microclimate! Very excited to have this one out:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Jan 20

"Next Monday, I’ll take on the #esiChallengeOfTheMonth: “The Art and Science of Prediction.” How can we predict environmental impacts when a butterfly’s wing flap alters its body temperature by more than 500 years of climate change? Find out this and more here: www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

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Prof Sarah Durant @sarahdurant.bsky.social · Jan 9

@richgreg3.bsky.social explains how Georgina's science prompted this special issue which contains 16 papers building on her work. I am forever grateful to have known and worked with Georgina, a special person who had a profound impact on conservation science community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/sc...

Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace's legacy for a biodiverse future

Today sees the publication of a special edition of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (Biological Sciences) dedicated to the life’s work and memory

community.rspb.org.uk

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Jan 9

A great write-up, albeit with worrying conclusions, of Joe's recent paper which forms part of a special issue in Phil Trans B commemorating the life and work of the brilliant Georgina Mace. Link to full paper in post👇

Joseph Williamson @josephwilliamson.bsky.social · Jan 9

Co-occurring species have similar tolerances to rising temperatures, suggesting communities will decline abruptly due to climate change. I wrote about our latest paper for The Conversation - check it out! 🧪🌏🥵 theconversation.com/shared-heat-...

Shared heat tolerance leaves ecosystems at risk of sudden climate-driven collapse – new research

Different species often malfunction at the same temperature limit.

theconversation.com

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Joseph Williamson @josephwilliamson.bsky.social · Jan 9

🚨New paper 🚨We argue that abrupt biodiversity losses can be driven by populations sharing similar tolerances to warming 🦋🌎🥵. Out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org. Summary thread below 🧵
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....

screenshot of the article in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B titled 'Clustered warming tolerances and the nonlinear risks of biodiversity loss on a warming planet'

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Dec 31

Every year, I do a bit of a round-up of the the birds seen on my local patch - the Lizard Peninsula. 2024 was quite a good year, but then actually most are: www.lizardbirds.net/post/2024-ye.... What will 2025 bring?

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Ben Sheldon @sheldonbirds.bsky.social · Dec 17

Really great to see this large and important dataset being made publicly available

BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · Dec 17

1/ Great news! 🎉BTO, JNCC and RSPB are making decades of Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) data freely available for everyone in the conservation and research community. This includes over 7 million records! 📝 Find out more ⬇️ or read the paper➡️ bit.ly/_BBSData #Ornithology #UKBirding

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Dec 17

Starting out doing microclimate research? Then worth a read of our new OA paper

Department of Geoecology @spacetimeeco.bsky.social · Dec 17

Ten practical guidelines for #microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems

doi.org/10.1111/2041...

from #SoilTemp core group, lead by @pieterdefrenne.bsky.social

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Dec 16

That will be Great Spooted Woodpecker - the Lesser Spotted Woidpecker's larger cousin. They're doing OK in the UK too. Lesser Spotted don't occur in Ireland

Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Dec 16

It's been ages since I last saw a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in the UK. When I lived in Norfolk, they used to be a bird you’d just bump into from time to time. Sobering to see how quickly they're vanishing from our landscapes though. Really should look for one sometime while I have the chance

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Ilya Maclean @ilyamaclean.bsky.social · Dec 15

Half way to 100, but who's counting:-)

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Michael Kearney @ecophys.bsky.social · Dec 14

I'm happy to use my first #Bluesky post to announce that there's now a shiny app for the endotherm model of the #NicheMapR package bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...

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Neeltje Boogert @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social · Dec 5

Come do a PhD with Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social , Dan Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social and me on Gulls! GPS- and Bluetooth-tracking! Microbiomes & AMR acquisition & transmission! Human-wildlife conflict & mitigation! should be fun :-)

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Dr Marcus Rhodes @marcusrhodes.bsky.social · Dec 6

I'm thrilled to have had the opportunity to champion Silver-studded Blues in this wonderful new film celebrating the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site. Cornwall's former mining sites provide an important refuge for several of our most threatened butterfly species.

youtu.be/V8OWVhl3Fv8?...

Welcome to the amazing Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site

YouTube video by CornishMining

youtu.be

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