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Joshua Lynn

@biogeo-josh.bsky.social

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I'm an ecologist at The University of Manchester and subject editor at Ecological Monographs and Nordic Journal of Botany. I mostly study plants, how they're distributed, what determines their traits, and how they interact with other organisms. .. more

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Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · 18d

I saw that this MacArthur and Levins classic was hurting in the Altmetrics, so I thought I should bluesky it.

The Limiting Similarity, Convergence, and Divergence of Coexisting Species | The American Naturalist: Vol 101, No 921 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...

1. There is a limit to the similarity (and hence to the number) of competing species which can coexist. The total number of species is proportional to the total range of the environment divided by the...

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Reposted by Joshua S. Lynn, Maximilian Hanusch

Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 18d

🌟New PhD opportunity: 🌱🦠Predicting functional plant–microbiome networks for soil remediation 🌾🧫

The University of Manchester FSE Bicentenary PhD
Competition funded (worldwide)

Deadline 31st Jan, see info at bit.ly/4qn74qH

@manchester.ac.uk @rothamsted.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social

Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · 20d

I was recently on this cool youtube series that focuses on conservation across different aspects of society (e.g., management, academia, etc.) called Conservation Conversations. Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bXM...

Conservation Conversation - Dr Josh Lynn

YouTube video by Balsam Bashing

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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 21d

Please pass along, I’m recruiting PhD students to join our Macroecology Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study phys ecology, macroecology, biodiversity - spanning scaling, trait-based ecology, theory, comparative biology & ecoinformatics. Several avenues for funding. Please reach out if interested🧪🌐🌾

Reposted by Elena Litchman, Joshua S. Lynn, Kflay Gebrehiwot

Between the Fjords Research Group @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social · Sep 17

🌄🌿Come work with us! We are #hiring a #PhDcandidate in global change ecology to become part of our brand-new Centre for Mountains in Transitions.

Apply here:
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

For an overview of all available positions, see:
cmt.w.uib.no/open-positio...

@vvandvik.bsky.social

PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493) | University of Bergen

Job title: PhD Research Fellow in global change ecology (285493), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Robin J. Pakeman, Alba Anadon‐Rosell , and 4 more Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Robin J. Pakeman, Alba Anadon‐Rosell, Ondřej Mottl, Joshua S. Lynn, Guillaume Papuga, Jonathan von Oppen

Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · Sep 16

Come work with us!

In two week's time, application deadlines close for eight fully funded #PhD positions who will be working together on understanding and mitigating global change impacts and feedbacks from mountains:

cmt.w.uib.no/open-positio...

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Reposted by Joshua S. Lynn

Prof Susie Maidment @tweetisaurus.bsky.social · Jul 24

Funded PhD claxon!! Bill Sellers at University of Manchester is advertising a fully-funded PhD position on the evolution of quadrupedal gaits. Exact focus is open and *could* include fossils. Deets here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The biomechanics and evolution of quadrupedal gaits at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - The biomechanics and evolution of quadrupedal gaits at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

Reposted by Robin J. Pakeman, Joshua S. Lynn

Nordic Journal of Botany @nordicjbotany.bsky.social · Jul 10

Great news! From 1 January 2026, Nordic Journal of Botany will be a fully #OpenAccess journal! We are pleased to make NJB content freely accessible and increase the visibility of your published research!
Read more here: vist.ly/3n8zh4q
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Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · Jul 3

If you squint, you can see Manchester!

Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · Jun 17

Please pass along - postdoc position! with our working group on #FunctionalTraits and rarity. This is part of the FREE (Functional Rarity in Ecology and Evolution) working group led by Cyrille Violle in Montpellier France 🧪🌐🌾 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...

Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Offre de post-doctorat en écologie (H/F)

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Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · May 9

"Adversarial collaboration" is a great idea. There are a few hypotheses I've worked on that could benefit from this form of collaboration.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Make science more collegial: why the time for ‘adversarial collaboration’ has come

Bringing together proponents of rival theories to test their ideas against each other can advance science — but only if all sides can accept that they might be wrong.

www.nature.com

Reposted by Joshua S. Lynn

Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · May 8

Do you want to be part of our team this season, maintaining and sampling field experiments in which we test the effect of extreme weather on grassland C storage?

We have a 6-month technician position available - apply here before May 23rd!

Please RT or forward!
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Chupei, sitting in a green grassland, measuring CO2 fluxes using a transparent chamber. In the back you can see the IBS tanks used to simulate flooding in this field experiment.

The field team during a coffee break on a very hot day - the farmer created shade to sit in by lifting a large box into the air with his tractor

One of the field experiments, showing the structures built to simulate drought and flooding in the field plots

Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · May 7

I like that @britishecologicalsociety.org is creative with their "page not found" error message. Are they working with a Hutchinsonian, Grinnellian, or Eltonian niche concept?

Reposted by Encarni Montoya, Irena Šímová, Joshua S. Lynn

The Palaeoverse Community @palaeoverse.bsky.social · Mar 21

🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️27th March 2025, 16:00 UTC🗓️

Next week we will hear from Dr Ondřej Mottl from Charles University, on “FOSSILPOL: the workflow to process global palaeoecological data of fossil pollen for vegetation-based macroecological synthesis”

Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...

A flyer for the next talk in the Palaeoverse Lecture series, featuring a picture of Dr Ondřej Mottl, wearing a checked shirt and smiling into the camera

Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · Mar 18

I've been this my whole career...

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Susanne Shultz @susanneshultz.bsky.social · Mar 11

We are recruiting a mid- senior- level Ecologist. Please get in touch if interested! We (still) champion EDIA, a sustainable and global future.

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Reposted by Aníbal Pauchard, Joshua S. Lynn

Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · Mar 1

Going to @nordicoikos.bsky.social #OikosNorway2025? We have great signup for our #workshop on how & why #ecologists could & should engage in #science-policy and #scicom, but can fit more, so pls consider joining us!
@ipbes.net @vkm.no #artsdatabanken nordicsocietyoikos.glueup.com/event/oikos-...

Workshops ⇽ Oikos Norway 2025 | Nordic Society Oikos

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Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · Feb 21

We propose additional lines of evidence that would support and distinguish the two mechanisms of ND. Echoing Kaspari and Welti, we need to fire up the C:N analysers and ICP-OES's to get to the bottom of how global change is altering the nutritional landscape.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1keCScZ3X3...

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Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · Feb 21

The paper lays out how continuing ND may be driving herbivore declines. This inspired Chris Taylor, Bred Beckett, and myself to propose a complementary mechanism of biochemical ND called community ND, where global changes additionally alter plant communities to favour less nutritious species.

Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · Feb 21

@mikekaspari.bsky.social and Ellen Welti recently wrote an excellent piece on how rising carbon dioxide and other global changes are driving plants to become larger and more carbon-rich at the expense of their relative nutrient content - coined Nutrient Dilution (ND). doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Redirecting

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Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · Feb 21

Online now: Plant community signatures of nutrient dilution

Plant community signatures of nutrient dilution

Kaspari and Welti [1] argued that reductions in plant nutrient concentration in response to CO2 fertilisation, nutrient flux out of ecosystems, and other global changes have led to invertebrate population declines by decreasing the bite-by-bite…

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Susanne Shultz @susanneshultz.bsky.social · Feb 20

Seeking a leader to support Nature-Based Solutions. Key research areas: ecological and evolutionary responses to climate change (past/present), sustainable land use, biodiversity conservation and climate mitigation; ecosystem resilience; and the role of biotic interactions in biogeochemical cycles.

Reposted by Joshua S. Lynn

Susanne Shultz @susanneshultz.bsky.social · Feb 20

Yes, we want you! 🫵 💼 Pre-advert alert! We will shortly announce a position in ecology in Earth and Environmental Sciences @UoM targeted at mid/senior level. Advert wording in reply below. And yes, we still champion workplace diversity (GIF notwithstanding). Please share widely and get in touch!

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Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · Feb 5

Destroyer is back!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGWM...

Destroyer - Hydroplaning Off the Edge of the World (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Destroyer

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Susanne Shultz @susanneshultz.bsky.social · Feb 4

PhD opportunity! We are recruiting for a study on population resilience of reintroduced European bison in partnership w/ Rewilding Spain & University of the Basque Country. Applications must be processed by the 14th of Feb. UK home students only. Please get in touch [email protected]

Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · Jan 21

Hey Ondrej! Hope you are well too! I would certainly have your student apply. They offer good travel grants to those who are accepted and registration, accommodation, and meals are covered. It's a good value meeting!
www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

Application and travel grant information 2025 - Next generation scientists 2025

www.newphytologist.org

Joshua Lynn @biogeo-josh.bsky.social · Jan 20

I went to this back in 2019 in Dublin. Great opportunity!

New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Jan 18

New Phytologist next generation scientists: a unique meeting dedicated to early career researchers in the plant sciences

Apply for your chance to join us in Birmingham, UK this July.

Applications close on 27 January!
👉 https://www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevents/2025

#npnextgen #PlantScience

Reposted by Joshua S. Lynn

New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Jan 18

Reposted by Hans Henrik Bruun, Robin J. Pakeman, Bernd Lenzner , and 1 more Hans Henrik Bruun, Robin J. Pakeman, Bernd Lenzner, Joshua S. Lynn

Prof. Vigdis Vandvik @vvandvik.bsky.social · Jan 14

Come work with us! Fully funded #PhD position in applied ecology to devellop #climate and #nature budgeting approaches to support knowledge-based decision-making a the municipailty level. 🧪🗺️🌿🍄🐜 @uibcet.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social @bjerknes.bsky.social www.jobbnorge.no/nn-no/ledige...

Stipendiat i anvendt økologi (273125) | Universitetet i Bergen

Stillingstittel: Stipendiat i anvendt økologi (273125), Arbeidsgivar: Universitetet i Bergen, Søknadsfrist: fredag 31. januar 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

Reposted by Joshua S. Lynn

Robert Sansom @fossilrob.bsky.social · Jan 13

PhD project opportunity here in Manchester to do some cool inter-disciplinary stuff on the taphonomy and fossil record of collagen. Ancient, recent, modern, lab-work, theoretical, data, imaging, its all there! Deadline Jan 31st
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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