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Ben R Lee, PhD @benrlee.com · 8d

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I am recruiting a PhD student to join my lab next fall to work on forest and climate change ecology projects in southern Appalachia! Come join me in one of the most beautiful, biodiverse, and understudied parts of North America. Details below and happy to answer questions

An ad for a PhD position to start fall 2026 working with me at ETSU. For more info, please email at LeeBR1@etsu.edu.

A close-up picture of dimpled trout lilies active in early spring, still largely surrounded by the previous year's senesced tree leaves.

A beautiful vista of the Blue Ridge Mountains from on top of Carver's Gap on the border between North Carolina and Tennessee.

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 7d

Join us on 20 October in Zurich for a panel discussion entitled 'Who Gets to Eat? Navigating Trade-offs in Sustainable Food Systems', co-organised by the World Food System Centre

Part of UN-ETH Forum "Science and Policy in Turbulent Times"

Details & registration un-eth.ethz.ch/un-eth-forum...

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George Hodgson @ghodgson.bsky.social · May 26

Sex and body condition had limited impact on endoparasite infection and mostly impacted nematode infections. Provisioning and herd size were important risk factors, showing contrasting impacts on endoparasite infections at genus level. 3/4

A photograph of a beige feral cattle in Hong Kong on a grassy area with mountains visible in the background.

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Dr. U @transport-talk.bsky.social · 16d

{gm} - Create music with R: flujoo.github.io/gm/

#RStats bookmark from old twitter

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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 16d

We are searching for a Forest Ecophysiologist (tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia Faculty of Forestry. Please share! Details are here: ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs

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Sam England @samjakeengland.bsky.social · Jul 24

Why do treehoppers look so weird?! Our latest paper, out this week in @pnas.org, suggests a perhaps unexpected reason - static electricity ⚡ We show that treehoppers can detect the electrostatic cues of predators and that their crazy shapes may boost their electrosensitivity! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Electroreception in treehoppers: How extreme morphologies can increase electrical sensitivity | PNAS

The link between form and function of an organism’s morphology is usually apparent or intuitive. However, some clades of organisms show remarkable ...

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Tania Perroux @tania-perroux.bsky.social · 18d

@ghodgson.bsky.social and I will present our PhD research on October 23rd, 4 to 5.30pm HK time
Zoom is open for all and in-person attendance is available for staff and students of City University of Hong Kong. Scan the QR code or use the following link to register docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · 24d

Did you know that all of our journals offer authors the chance to improve their manuscript's clarity for free? ✍️

This #PeerReviewWeek check out our post which explains why we made the decision to offer the Writefull service to all 👇

https://f.mtr.cool/rooofhshdm

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Geoffrey Mesbahi @geoffreymesbahi.bsky.social · 25d

🌲🌳The European Agroforestry conference EURAF will take place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, in June 2026 🌳🌲

It's time to submit your ideas of sessions, workshops and side-events, until 06.10.2025: www.euraf2026.ch/index.php/en...

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Robert Finger @robertfinger.bsky.social · 27d

Webinar ‘Towards climate-resilient grassland systems: the role of formal, natural and social insurance’

24.09.2025, 90 Minutes: 14.00-15.30. Via Zoom ethz.zoom.us/j/2064408750

Part of the FRIES Seminar Series frieseth.wixsite.com/friesethz

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · Sep 10

We've just recorded a Rare Earth on animal migration & this app is amazing. It's called Animal Tracker (www.icarus.mpg.de/29... ), and it's real time data on 100s of animals - birds, foxes, bison & more. Their tracks are fascinating, taking clear routes with intent. More to come next wk on the air!

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · Dec 20

Finland is downgrading almost 300 Frontiers and MDPI journals to its lowest rating – a de facto blacklisting move that might soon be replicated in other countries, according to an expert

#AcademicSky #EduSky

Finland downgrades MDPI and Frontiers – will others follow suit?

Decision to downgrade 271 journals on quality and operating model concerns sparks debate

www.timeshighereducation.com

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · Sep 9

📢 #PhD opening at ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)!

Join the #VegetationEcology Research Group for a 4-year PhD on anthropogenic biodiversity changes in bryophytes.

📅Review begins Sept 22
Start date: Nov 2025

🔗 Detailed Information: tinyurl.com/3efj542k
Apply here: www.zhaw.ch/jobs

Offene Stellen | ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften

Filtern Sie unsere offenen Stellen nach Ihren Präferenzen.

www.zhaw.ch

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LaurenGuillette.bsky.social @laurenguillette.bsky.social · Aug 26

Call for article submission for a special issue "Animal Intelligence: From Individual to Social Cognition" in Acta Ethologica. Deadline is 15 Oct 2025

https://bit.ly/47KZgYX

#Behaviour2025

Animal Intelligence: From Individual to Social Cognition | SpringerLink

From ants to whales, animals face minute-by-minute decisions, such as fight or flee, dominate or obey, take off, share, eat, spit out, or court. This Special ...

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Bertrand Dumont @bdumontae.bsky.social · Aug 29

We identified 6 narratives that vary in how French & Dutch 🐄 farmers conceptualise #biodiversity, perceive and value interactions between farming & biodiversity, & define problems & solutions in relation to biodiversity

Paper is led by V. Oostvogels 👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...

#dairy #NFF #pluralism

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Aug 29

Don't forget to register for our Hackathon event! We'll be discussing and testing a protocol to check whether published data/code is actually reproducible...

Registration closes on the 15th September 🕤

Find out more and register here 👉 buff.ly/XTON0lV

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · Jun 6

New PhD advert from us - 🐃🐂 - ⬇️ Behaviour and welfare of Hong Kong’s free-ranging feral bovids (cattle and water buffalo) - City University of Hong Kong www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Behaviour and welfare of Hong Kong’s free-ranging feral bovids (cattle and water buffalo) at City University of Hong Kong on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Behaviour and welfare of Hong Kong’s free-ranging feral bovids (cattle and water buffalo) at City University of Hong Kong, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Geoffrey Mesbahi @geoffreymesbahi.bsky.social · Aug 20

Excited for my first EAAP @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social in Innsbruck! 🇦🇹
Thu 28th (11:45, Forum 2): results from #ReLivestock on pasture type 🌼☘️ & calf genotype 🐄🐂 shaping methane potential.
Do alpine systems beat lowland? Are beef × dairy calves more sustainable? See you there!
Full paper in prep!

First slide of my presentation.
Title: Farming system is the main driver of enteric methanogenesis in grass-based veal calves
Pictures: four pictures of the different systems studied. 1: intensive grasslands. 2: indoor. 3: alpine grasslands. 4: permanent grasslands

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Bertrand Dumont @bdumontae.bsky.social · Aug 26

The benefits of #agroecology are not a notion but a fact!

✅ A meta-analysis of 170 studies, spread across 21 countries in Europe, highlights that agroecology increases #biodiversity in agroecosystems, soil C storage, and N2O mitigation

Paper is led by Cian Blaix 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...

#climate

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Agroscope @agroscope.bsky.social · Jul 16

Swiss #Agroforestry Systems Meet Farming Sector Expectations and Support #Climate Mitigation 👇

Swiss Agroforestry Systems Meet Farming Sector Expectations and Support Climate Mitigation - Agrarforschung Schweiz

Scientists measured tree growth in four agroforestry systems over a ten-year period and calculated carbon storage from their findings. This data helps us to better understand, plan and implement agrof...

agrarforschungschweiz.ch

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · Aug 17

In talking about nature recovery, we have to remember how much has been lost in a very short time

Our map of loss of chalk grassland, heathland & woodland in Dorset over less than a century
doi.org/10.1111/ecog...

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Geoffrey Mesbahi @geoffreymesbahi.bsky.social · Aug 20

Excited for my first EAAP @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social in Innsbruck! 🇦🇹
Thu 28th (11:45, Forum 2): results from #ReLivestock on pasture type 🌼☘️ & calf genotype 🐄🐂 shaping methane potential.
Do alpine systems beat lowland? Are beef × dairy calves more sustainable? See you there!
Full paper in prep!

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British Ecological Society @britishecologicalsociety.org · Aug 14

Want to make a difference in ecological policy?

Join the first Journal of Applied Ecology and British Ecological Society Policy Lab to answer the pressing question: “What is irreplaceable habitat?”

Your expertise can drive real-world impact. Applications open until 15 September.

BES Journal of Applied Ecology call for contributions to answer, 'What is irreplaceable habitat?'.

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Ecology Group Basel - Sabine Rumpf @ecologybasel.bsky.social · Aug 14

*Job alert*
Come work with us! We have a fully funded 4yr #PhD position in #alpine & #Arctic plant #ecology available in our group @unibas.ch. The project includes fieldwork & connects to other ongoing projects on species range shifts & microclimate.
jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
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Universität Basel: PhD position in alpine and arctic plant ecology

The research group Ecology at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland invites applications for a fully funded four-year PhD position in alpine and arctic pla...

jobs.unibas.ch

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Our results suggest that ecosystem restoration has limited potential for climate change mitigation even if orchestrated with a pervasive shift towards sustainable, low-emissions economies globally"

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

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Figure showing CO2 from SSPs, and marginal difference if including ecosystem restoration

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