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Julie Lockwood

Julie Lockwood

@lockwoodlab.bsky.social

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Distinguished Professor and Director, Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute
Biodiversity conservation, invasive species, wildlife trade, eDNA, climate change
Lockwoodlab.com
sites.rutgers.edu/edna/

Julie L. Lockwood is an American ecologist who is a professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources at Rutgers University. She is the Director of the Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. Her research investigates how invasive species impact natural ecosystems. In 2022, she was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. .. more

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 9h

(AP) — A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law.

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 10h

So nice to read a peaceful news story about a sunken ship discovered where they suspected another sunken ship was resting. www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...

Divers Found a Lost Shipwreck So Remarkably Preserved, They Couldn’t Believe Its Age

The two-masted schooner was fully intact—a rarity in Great Lakes shipwreck finds.

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Ted Morgan @tedmorgan.bsky.social · 13h

The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Enabling Discovery Through Genomics (EDGE)

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Chris R. Shepherd @chrisrshepherd.bsky.social · 17h

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New Report on U.S. Pet Trade Reveals Harm to Global Wildlife, Imperiled Species

Center for Biological Diversity: 27 Million Wild Animals Imported for Pet Market Each Year

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Reposted by Julie L. Lockwood, Christine N. Meynard

Ecography @ecography.bsky.social · 1d

Contrasted effects of human pressure on biodiversity in the UK: a multi-taxonomic assessment using airborne environmental DNA vist.ly/4hmmz #eDNA #Metabarcoding

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 1d

The #ocean is receiving increased attention as a source of solutions to adapt to & mitigate the effects of #climate change. Veytia et al. applied machine learning to >44K publications & found research is slewed to #mitigation instead of #adaptation @joachimclaudet.bsky.social doi.org/10.1038/s441...

Title, authors’ names, and abstract from a paper reporting on an evidence map generated via machine learning about ocean-related research on climate change mitigation and adaptation

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Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · 1d

Solar panel areas can be designed to be better for bird diversity than cropland: Ecovoltaic solar energy development can promote grassland bird communities besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #solarpanels #birds #energy #greenenergy #jernmarker

Ecovoltaic solar energy development can promote grassland bird communities

Our findings suggest that properly sited and developed ecovoltaic solar facilities in human altered landscapes can improve habitat for birds and other wildlife, but further research is needed to unde...

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Margaret Stanley @ecostanley.bsky.social · 2d

This was a fun chat with the Bioprotection Aotearoa team about everything weeds! What's the issue & what can we do about it? So many weeds & so little money! @bioprotection.bsky.social 🌏🧪🌐🌿#invasive #weeds

Under the Lens Ep05 | Weeds hidden in plain sight

YouTube video by Bioprotection Aotearoa

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 2d

Delegates at a global summit to update international wildlife trade rules have agreed on sweeping new protections for more than 70 shark and ray species.

The move marks a significant step toward effectively tightening the legal trade in some of the world’s most threatened marine life.

Countries back strong new trade limits for sharks and rays at CITES summit

Delegates at a global summit to update international wildlife trade rules have agreed on sweeping new protections for more than 70 shark and ray species. The move marks a significant step toward…

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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 2d

It's over.

Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.

www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.

www.dailynebraskan.com

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Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute @ruclimateenergy.bsky.social · 2d

A new study has found a better way to turn a common liquid chemical into clean energy, and it could help us move away from fossil fuels.

Kate Waldie, RCEI Affiliate, an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers...

Read more at tinyurl.com/nzyh9ju9

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 2d

University of Nebraska formally ends its storied meteorology program, furthering concerns about the future of the atmospheric science academic sector. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

University of Nebraska formally approves termination of meteorology program

More on Thursday's earthquake "false alarm," and increasing flooding risks for the Northwest

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Eric R. Larson @ericrlarson.bsky.social · 2d

The Sangamon River of Illinois through the seasons. We visited this site every few weeks in 2025 to track changing stream communities with environmental DNA.

A red covered bridge over a river in winter with shallow snow on both banks and thin, clear ice covering most of the surface of the water

A red covered bridge seen from a river bank in early spring, with silver maple trees beginning to leaf out. The river is turbid, with sycamores visible on the far bank.

A red covered bridge seen from mid-channel of a turbid river in mid-summer, with forest on both banks

A red covered bridge in late fall with drifts of slush on its roof, seen from mid-channel of a wadeable river. Most trees have lost their leaves.

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Chris R. Shepherd @chrisrshepherd.bsky.social · 3d

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Smuggler caught green-handed with rare native gecko

A South Korean citizen was sentenced today in the Manukau District Court for purchasing and intending to export jewelled geckos/moko kākāriki, a protected native species.

www.doc.govt.nz

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Susan Crawford @scrawford.bsky.social · 3d

Story for Rolling Stone about climate threats to the Jersey Shore - signals what's ahead for the East Coast: rising risks, shortage of public money to adjust, and built-in incentives to keep the status quo in place. Plus: attachment to a place full of memories. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Jeff Youngblood @jeffyoungblood.bsky.social · 3d

The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.

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Rutgers Climate and Energy Institute @ruclimateenergy.bsky.social · 3d

“At the end of the day, the more connections you have with other colleagues, the bigger the difference you can make at Rutgers.” This is the ethos behind the ‘SEBS/NJAES Field Trips’ according to the SEBS Office of Finance and Administration, which is piloting...

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Ivan Jaric @ivanjaric.bsky.social · 4d

How social–ecological #networks can improve our understanding and management of #biologicalinvasions – new paper by Fiona Rickowski et al. now published in #BioScience doi.org/10.1093/bios... #InvasiveSpecies #nonnative #pests #conservation #alienspecies

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local blogger @fergoe.blacksky.app · 4d

Due to some very sad circumstances, this lovely pup Luna is now in need of a home. If you're in the Atlanta area and you're looking to bring a dog into your world, Luna would be a fantastic addition to your family. If not, please just share this for a signal boost. lifelineanimal.org/pet-details/...

Luna laying on a couch

Luna cuddled up within a bunch of blankets

Luna sitting on the foot of a bed, looking outside

Luna taking a nap next to a painting of Luna that her mom created

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 4d

An all-too-common interaction I've had:

Scientist: Our research can help shape policy to protect this endangered animal.

Me: Neat! How? What policy? What is it now, and what should it be instead?

Scientist: Uhhhhh.....

Our new paper can help!

www.southernfriedscience.com/shark-scient... 🧪🦑🌍🦈

Shark scientists want their research to help save threatened species, but don’t know how. Our new paper can help.

Sharks are some of the most threatened animals on Earth, and accordingly many scientists who study sharks want their research to be useful for conservation. However, most scientific training does n…

www.southernfriedscience.com

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Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 4d

Ocean waters warmed by climate change could open the door for marine invasive species in one of the world’s most pristine ecosystems.

therevelator.org/antarctica-i...

Antarctica’s Looming Threat • The Revelator

Ocean waters warmed by climate change could open the door for marine invasive species in one of the world’s most pristine ecosystems.

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Pablo Garcia-Diaz @pablo-ecology.bsky.social · 4d

Invasion impacts in terrestrial ecosystems: Global patterns and predictors #bioinvasions 🌎🌐🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Invasion impacts in terrestrial ecosystems: Global patterns and predictors

Biological invasions can alter ecosystems, yet their impacts vary across ecological contexts. Using a global meta-analysis of 775 studies (2223 effect sizes) in terrestrial systems, we show that the m...

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Paulina Arancibia @pauliarancibia.bsky.social · 4d

📣 New paper out 🌊
Happy to share our work exploring how intertidal communities have responded to 23 years of changing sea-surface temps. along the Humboldt upwelling system.
A great collab between researchers in Chile 🇨🇱 and Finland 🇫🇮
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Two Decades of Community Responses Reveal a Consistent Increase in Species Occurrences in South‐Eastern Pacific Rocky Shores

Aim Understanding how diverse communities respond to environmental fluctuations is a central challenge in ecology. Here, we assessed how communities responded to environmental variation over the pas...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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CleanTechnica @cleantechnica.bsky.social · 4d

An Elegy for NREL and the Passing of America’s Renewable Compass

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An Elegy for NREL and the Passing of America’s Renewable Compass - CleanTechnica

NREL’s name is gone, yet its solar, wind, and grid innovations define today’s energy world. This elegy reflects on its enduring impact.

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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 5d

What are the mechanisms behind terrestrial arthropod declines? @bmwildermuth.bsky.social and colleagues have some answers

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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@jena-experiment.bsky.social

Arthropod species loss underpins biomass declines - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Insects are declining in many regions. Here the authors show that arthropod biomass losses in Jena Experiment and Biodiversity Exploratories time series are driven more by species loss than by species...

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 5d

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Introduced species are changing how seeds move on islands, global study shows

Virginia Tech’s contribution helped reveal how the loss of native dispersers and the rise of invasive species are transforming island forests.

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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 5d

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Scientists sound alarm over explosive invasion threatening major islands: 'They're really loud'

The Galápagos Islands are facing a fast-moving threat from an unexpected source: Fowler's snouted treefrogs.

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High Seas Alliance @highseasalliance.bsky.social · 5d

The High Seas Alliance has for years advocated for global, legally binding protection of the High Seas.

This editorial on @nature.com stresses the importance of implementing the Treaty and concrete protection.

#60toGlobal

Protecting the high seas - Nature Food

The High Seas Treaty, key to the conservation of international waters, will come into effect in January 2026. The full implications for food systems remain to be explored.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 5d

Prof Nathalie Seddon, Director of @naturebasedsols.bsky.social, spoke at the UK’s first @nebriefing.bsky.social on the climate and nature crises. Addressing over a thousand leaders, she pushed for nature to be treated as core to policy - essential for resilience and a safe, thriving society ⬇️

Professor Nathalie Seddon stands at a podium giving a lecture in a large auditorium with "National Emergency Briefing" logos displayed. The title on the screen reads "Comment: National Emergency is not a 'nice-to-have,' it is critical national infrastructure," with references to a website "ox.ac.uk/news" and "University of Oxford.

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NeoBiota @neobiota.pensoft.net · 6d

This review of agricultural pest insects shows their environmental impacts are widely underestimated, revealing overlooked impact mechanisms and calling for management strategies that account for non-target biodiversity.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/neob...

Environmental impacts of agricultural pest insects: five case studies reveal overlooked impact mechanisms and specify knowledge gaps

Invasive species can cause environmental impacts through various mechanisms. Assessing their impact can inform management decisions and illuminate risks to non-invaded areas. Research on the environme...