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Ellie Dolan
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PhD student at Queen’s University, Belfast 🐟 Biological invasions 🦞 River restorations 🦦
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Nick Dulvy @nickdulvy.bsky.social · Jul 8
@elliedolan.bsky.social gives talk on experimental evidence for how various barriers and weirs influence salmon parr behaviour and likelihood of crossing #FSBI2025
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BES-invasiongroup @bes-invasiongroup.bsky.social · Jun 10
Followed by @rosscuthbert.bsky.social on why urban species can be successful invaders & @elliedolan.bsky.social on how to balance river barrier removal and invasive species management
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American Rivers @americanrivers.bsky.social · Mar 5
Our Dam Removal Update is here, big wins for rivers in 2024! 🚨 Check out this updated map of U.S. dams removed to uncover the 108 dams removed across 27 states last year:
www.americanrivers.org/threats-solu...
Map of U.S. Dams Removed Since 1912
While dams can benefit society, they also cause considerable harm to rivers. Dams have depleted fisheries, degraded river ecosystems, and altered recreational opportunities on nearly all of our nation...
www.americanrivers.org
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Ellie Dolan @elliedolan.bsky.social · Mar 5
Our opinion piece discussing the potential spread of invasive species following riverine barrier removals is now out 🦞🐟

Excited to share my first first author publication!

@rosscuthbert.bsky.social @fengzhihe.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Riverine Barrier Removals Could Proliferate Biological Invasions
Artificial barriers (e.g., dams) are longstanding features of global freshwater habitats, which are being removed in growing numbers due to the limitations they place on native species movements. How....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · Feb 5
Beavers... our regular followers will know we are rather fond of these wildlife friendly engineers (see🧵)

The Metro report beavers in Czech Republic built several dams in one night, completing a project which officials had been arguing about for weeks, saving govt £900K!
People wanted to build a £900,000 dam – but beavers did it in one night for free
metro.co.uk
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Ellie Dolan @elliedolan.bsky.social · Jan 11
Congratulations Theresa! So well deserved 🥳
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