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James Bullock

@jmbecologist.bsky.social

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Applied ecologist working on the ecological emergency

Studying ecosystem restoration, rewilding, dispersal, spatial ecology, ecosystem services, agro-ecology, global change. Views are my own & personal/unofficial

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 4h

Fair enough. But it is hard to imagine an arms industry that works for the common good

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 4h

So, about £20 billion in arms exports in 2025 was the UK being altruistic?

I know that’s not your point, but we have a corrupt, self-serving & profiteering arms trade that needs to be reformed

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 5h

Not to supply them with weapons, or we are in the slippery territory of making weapons for profit

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 6h

How many extra (extraneous?) analyses have been done to appease reviewers, that now sit mouldering in the Supplementary Information of the published paper?

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 7h

I see no problem in UK arms manufacturing being made to be a national good rather than the profiteering from human suffering that it currently is

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 9h

Maybe - but only if we never again launch attacks against other countries (cf Iraq, Afghanistan) and the UK arms industry is curtailed so weapons are only manufactured for the UK military

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 10h

Here’s hoping that the apparent Gen Z prioritisation of work-life boundaries

Will shift academia from the normalisation of working long hours and at the weekend

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Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · 12h

Nice feature on our recent work on neandertals (led by @nikulinaav.bsky.social) and their effects on their environment👣 deephistory.substack.com/p/the-neande... #neandertal #neanderthal #archaeology #anthropology #wilderness

The Neanderthal Garden: Landscape Engineering and the End of the "Pristine Wilderness" Myth

By Seth Chagi World of Paleoanthropology

deephistory.substack.com

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 1d

On a National Trust property

the cattle have obviously heard about rewilding plans & are looking out for large predators, in multiple directions

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely m. If the argument is reintroductions to support ecosystem processes, then a focus on charismatic species seems odd

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure what your point is. It is not a dichotomy

Also my post does not oppose reintroductions. It asks for good research & accuracy in reporting

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 1d

I agree that reintroductions are worthwhile, but I’d make 2 points about this article

1) Eurasian beavers are not ‘at risk’; they are doing very well within their range

2) The Large Blue butterfly reintroduction was accompanied by a large amount of scientific research
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Moral imperative' to reintroduce at-risk species

Conservationisists explain the benefits to humans, land and wildlife that reintroductions can bring.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 1d

Pretending the rise of the far right and the focus on issues such as immigration or trans people comes from the "legitimate concerns" of "the people" is not just factually wrong, it's a deeply political point

Refusing to see this as primarily top down processes is to protect the status quo

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James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 1d

To repeat, rewilding and restoration are different activities,

Both are relevant for nature recovery, and can be used in combination to achieve wider benefits

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Restore or rewild? Implementing complementary approaches to bend the curve on biodiversity loss

We discuss the benefits of integrating restoration and rewilding in conservation projects and highlight how such integration could increase the amount of space available for nature recovery; boost kn...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 2d

Out on the heath today, with happily grazing cattle and wood ants sunning themselves ☀️

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 2d

CO2 is a danger to human health, and that of the planet,

as is The Telegraph

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 2d

The majority of seed plants rely on animals for dispersal, but this is poorly understood for most plants

To aid further work, we have reviewed up-to-date empirical & modelling approaches & emerging technologies to quantify animal-mediated seed dispersal

doi.org/10.1002/aps3...

Animal‐mediated seed dispersal: A review of study methods

By dispersing seeds, animals provide ecological functions critical for the ecology, evolution, and conservation of plants. We review quantitative and empirical approaches and emerging technologies to....

doi.org

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 3d

There is this bonkers idea - across the political spectrum -

that papers one disagrees with & with which one finds fault should be retracted

Retraction is warranted for major errors, data irregularities, or misrepresentation

The scientific process will winnow out studies which are simply poor

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Everyone Hates Elon @everyonehateselon.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….

📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING - WE HAVE WON!

Following a successful Judicial Review brought by Huda Ammori, and a sustained campaign of defiance by defend our juries leading to almost 3,000 ‘terror’ arrests, the ban on Palestine Action has been ruled unlawful in the courts.

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Extinction Rebellion Deutschland @extinctionrebelsde.bsky.social · 3d

Treibhausgase bleiben eine Gefahr, egal wer im Weißen Haus sitzt. Was hier gerade passiert, ist mehr als ein politischer Schritt. Es ist ein Angriff auf die Realität und Leben.

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 3d

High Court: proscription of #PalestineAction was unlawful.

Greens voted against proscription, so we welcome this.

Govt must now immediately end its authoritarian attacks on peaceful protest, and fully address its complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule

Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

www.theguardian.com

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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 3d

Atlantic rain forests have become a hot topic in the UK and Ireland with demands for their restoration. But where could they go? Our PhD student Kat Chernyuk describes her first paper addressing the environmental factors: 🧪🌏🌲🌳

Where Could Ireland and Britain’s Temperate Rainforest Actually Go?

Katerina Chernyuk highlights the need to understand the various factors impacting temperate rainforests and shares her team’s research investigating the potential climate envelopes in Ireland…

appliedecologistsblog.com

Reposted by Stephen D. Murphy

James Bullock @jmbecologist.bsky.social · 3d

‘Habitat condition’: a measure of conformity to simple metrics (often composition), usually linked to policy

‘Ecosystem condition’: a measure of how an ecosystem is functioning, including its resilience to pressures

The 1st is easy but its utility is questionable

The 2nd is hard but what we need

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Ambroise Baker @ambroisebaker.bsky.social · 3d

Fully Funded PhD Opportunity – J Denis Summers-Smith Research Studentship: How to promote abundant and diverse bird resources during transition to rewilding | Research | Teesside University

J Denis Summers-Smith Research Studentship: How to promote abundant and diverse bird resources during…