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Julian Schrader
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Ecology | Biodiversity | Biogeography | Conservation
Lecturer at Macquarie U, Sydney, Australia
youtube.com/@EcolClips
https://julianschrader.wordpress.com
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Ben Wagner @gliderhabitat.bsky.social · 22h
Join us tomorrow (Wednesday 26.11) in the Gilbert Suite for three jam-packed sessions exploring and celebrating Australian Landscape Ecology at #ESA2025, starting at 10:30am!

Reposted by Julian Schrader

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Eamonn Wooster @predator-smarts.bsky.social · 1d
Rather excited to share that i've been awarded an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award!! Time to start working on uncovering how predation shaped the evolution of intelligence and how we can use that knowledge for conservation.

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Céline Bellard @celinebellard.bsky.social · 1d
[📢 #Recrutement #Postdoc]
Looking for a post doc (29 month) to work on Protected Areas with us #ProtectedAreas. @celinebellard.bsky.social
@oaggimenez.bsky.social @cnrsecologie.bsky.social

more information here :
👉 bit.ly/43uRz6Z
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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 6d
A portrait of one of Earth’s oldest living ecosystems — Australia’s ancient rainforests.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=efjE...

#Australia #ecology #conservation #EcolClips #species #biology #earth
The World’s Oldest Rainforest? | EcolClips
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 14d
📢 Only 9 days left to submit your proposals for Special Sessions for #IAVS2026 Annual Symposium in Gijón, Spain
Don’t miss out — the deadline is Nov 20, 2025.

Proposals can be sent by email. Further details 👇
gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org/abstracts/#s...

#Vegetationscience #Vegetation #Symposium
ABSTRACTS | IAVS 2026 - 68th IAVS Annual Symposium - Gijón, Spain
Symposium topics Ecosystem-focused topics Cold-driven ecosystems: Alpine, arctic, and mountain vegetationDrought-driven ecosystems: Arid, semi-arid, and seasonally dry vegetationFire-prone ecosystems:...
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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 16d
Thanks a lot for your kind words, @learnfromnature.bsky.social
In fact, Conny Sattler is the mastermind behind nearly all #EcolClips. You can find her portfolio here, in case you would like to learn more about our Science Comm projects: cosattler.wordpress.com
Enjoy observing nature!
Videography – Ecology – EcolClips
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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 20d
And here also a short version of the clip: www.youtube.com/shorts/cjxVs...
Egg-Laying Mammals: Remnants of an Ancient World #platypus
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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 20d
A bit of a mood booster seeing these amazing animals in action :)
Our new #EcolClips on Platypus and Echidnas — the world’s only egg-laying mammals!

#Australia #Sydney #animals #nature #science #biodiversity #ecology

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kupR...
How have Monotremes survived 100 Million Years of Change? | EcolClips
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Reposted by Julian Schrader, Seth M. Munson

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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 22d
‼️ Call for papers!
We're looking forward to your submissions to our Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology”
🌿First deadline for abstract submission: 30 November 2025
🌿Second deadline: Spring 2026
🌿Last deadline: Summer 2026
Invitation to contribute to a Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology” in the Journal of Vegetation Science - vegsciblog.org
Posted by Jürgen Dengler (Chair of the Guest Editors) Outline: Scaling laws are ubiquitous in ecology. Ignoring them can lead
vegsciblog.org

Reposted by Julian Schrader, Korina Ocampo‐Zuleta

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Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology (LEVeg) 🌾 @leveg.bsky.social · Oct 24
🔥 Postdoc: Biota-Cerrado on Fire (FAPESP)
3-yr position at LEVeg/Unesp (Brazil) on fire, open ecosystems & functional ecology.

Pós-Doc (3 anos) sobre fogo, ecossistemas abertos e ecologia funcional.

📅 Deadline/Prazo: 30/11/25
🔗 Apply/Inscreva-se: fapesp.br/oportunidade...
#Postdoc #FireEcology

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PEEER @peeer.bsky.social · Oct 21
Academics, publishers, and non-profits unite to deliver diamond open access journals peeer.net/2025/10/20/a... #BetterPublishing
Advancing diamond OA
Stanford University Press (SUP) — which has a long and storied history in book publishing — has branched out into journal publishing in association with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). The init…
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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Oct 20
Definitely one of my favorite birds in Australia :)

New #EcolClips on the courtship and bower-building behavior of the Satin Bowerbird!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecyg...

#bird #Australia #birds #nature #ecology #biology #wildlife #birdwatching
Why does this bird steal anything blue? | EcolClips
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Reposted by Joan Dudney, Benjamin Wildermuth

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Oct 14
Paper out in Ecology Letters!

We - incl. @westobymark.bsky.social @biogeokreft.bsky.social and others - show that traits are linked to species’ colonisation and extinction probabilities on #islands — with direct implications for species persistence and the Equilibrium Theory of Island #Biogeography
Resurveyed Island Vegetation Reveals That Species Colonisation and Extinction Probabilities Are Linked to Traits
We show that species richness and community trait composition on 132 Australian islands remained stable over six decades, despite high species turnover. Colonisation and extinction probabilities were....
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Reposted by Julian Schrader, Juliano Sarmento Cabral

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The International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · Oct 14
Don't forget to register for this month's Funk lecture! Click here to learn more: www.biogeography.org/news/news/oc...

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Oct 10
Why are polar animals compact, while tropical ones are lean with long limbs and ears?

Bergmann’s rule and Allen’s rule explained in our new #EcolClips

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKG6...

#Ecology #biodiversity #climatechange #teaching #theory #species #animals
Bergmann’s & Allen‘s rule | EcolClips
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Chris Jolly @ecolojolly.bsky.social · Sep 17
New paper out today with @biodiversityguy.bsky.social and @lizardlab.bsky.social

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
From anecdote to evidence: experimental validation of fire-cue recognition in Australian sleepy lizards | Biology Letters
Fire has shaped the evolution of both plants and animals. Animals exposed to fire throughout their evolutionary history are predicted to exhibit behavioural adaptations that enhance survival during fire. Here, we investigated whether Australian sleepy ...
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Reposted by Julian Schrader, Maximilian Hanusch

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Ingolf Kühn @ingolfkuehn.bsky.social · Sep 15
I am happy to share our new paper, introducing our glacier forefield study platform in the Dachstein and Berchtesgaden Mountains

https://we.copernicus.org/articles/25/157/2025/

#newpaper #glacierforefields #alps
And by coincidence just in time for the #imc2025
(Edited 10:17 via @skeetsapp.com)

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Ben Wagner @gliderhabitat.bsky.social · Sep 15
Thermal drones are a promising tool for monitoring nocturnal arboreal wildlife, including elusive endangered species. They matched ground survey detection while covering more areas, greatly expanding our survey abilities. Read more: #unimelb Pursuit article: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/The...
Thermal drones are helping to monitor some of Australia’s most elusive wildlife
Thermal camera-equipped drones are revolutionising wildlife surveys in Victoria’s native forests, say University of Melbourne experts.
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Reposted by Julian Schrader, Andrea Santangeli

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Ben Wagner @gliderhabitat.bsky.social · Sep 15
Happy to be able to share that our work investigating the efficacy of thermal #drones for nocturnal #wildlife surveys is finally published in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecological applications: doi.org/10.1002/eap..... Find a summary in @theconversation.com here: theconversation.com/drones-with-...
Drones with thermal cameras are revealing the secrets of elusive Australian forest wildlife
The new technology will help scientists monitor and protect some of Australia’s most iconic and threatened forest species.
theconversation.com

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Sep 12
What is Ecology?

In our new #EcolClips we explain the concept of #ecology in a brief and concise way.

Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEoF...
What is Ecology? | EcolClips
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GunnarKeppel.bsky.social @gunnarkeppel.bsky.social · Sep 9
Great postdoc opportunity:
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternSydne...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Forest Monitoring
Company Description: Western Sydney University is a modern, forward-thinking, research-led institution at the heart of Australia’s fastest-growing and most economically significant region. With 11 cam...
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Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Maksym Polyakov, Julian Schrader , and 2 more

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Belinda Medlyn @bmedlyn.bsky.social · Sep 9
Postdoctoral position in Forest Monitoring available. Know your way around spatial datasets? Join us to help monitor changes in Australia's precious forest estate! @westsyduhie.bsky.social
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternSydne...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Forest Monitoring
Company Description: Western Sydney University is a modern, forward-thinking, research-led institution at the heart of Australia’s fastest-growing and most economically significant region. With 11 cam...
jobs.smartrecruiters.com

Reposted by Belinda E. Medlyn, Julian Schrader, Tommaso Jucker

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Ian Wright @ianjwright.bsky.social · Sep 9
📢🌿Available #traits #FunctionalTraits PhD position in my group @westsyduhie.bsky.social, closes 30th Oct. Topics: “Climate adaptations in Australian native grasses”; OR “Plant resource economics”. Apply via WSU Online Portal. Eligibility and other key info here: wrightlab.wordpress.com/news/

Reposted by Joaquín Hortal

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Sep 7
Our paper on species and trait abundance distributions in @jappliedecology.bsky.social is now out in an issue:

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Led by Werner Ulrich and many other great colleagues.
Species and trait abundance distributions as tools for understanding disturbance effects and community assembly in applied ecology
Further insight into the links between disturbance and species abundance may come from the recognition that the species abundance distribution (SAD) is a special case of a broader concept, the trait ...
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Reposted by Patrick Weigelt

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Sep 6
Thrilled to see my Tansley insight review published in @newphyt.bsky.social!

I provide an overview of recent advances in integrating plant traits into island ecology and highlight key opportunities for future research in island systems.

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Trait‐based island biogeography as a tool for studying future ecological communities
Understanding the future of ecological communities under global change is among the most pressing challenges in plant ecology. Islands, with their reduced species diversity and clear boundaries, have...
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Reposted by Brian J. Enquist, Rob Marchant, Ana S. L. Rodrigues , and 5 more

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Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · Sep 4
🌍 The International Biogeography Society’s 12th Biennial Conference — TIBS Aarhus 2026 — will take place Jan 6–10 in Aarhus, Denmark: conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-... 🐘🍃🌴We're looking forward to hosting it!
#Biogeography is central to understanding the #biosphere & is more important than ever!♨️

Reposted by Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Joaquín Hortal, Elena Litchman , and 2 more

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The International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · Sep 4
We can't wait to hear Dr.Brian McGill's talk for this month's Funk lecture! Learn more and register here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/se...

Reposted by Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Julian Schrader, Christian Hof

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Marten Winter @smartenwinter.bsky.social · Sep 3
Quite some interests in the #Macroecology session of our Macrecology interest group wothin @gfoesoc.bsky.social #gfoe2025

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If you want to be part of our highly international email list for jobs & more PM me.

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Gesellschaft für Ökologie e.V. @gfoesoc.bsky.social · Sep 3
We’re thrilled to announce that the GfÖ Annual Conference 2026 will be a joint event with the Nordic Society OIKOS (NSO), taking place in Odense, Denmark! 🇩🇰✨

See you on 14-17 Sep 2026!

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#NSO2026 #gfoe2026

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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · Sep 3
What is #biodiversity and why does it matter?

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#ecology #sustainability #science #diversity #nature #ecosystem #conservation #future
What is Biodiversity? | EcolClips
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